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Essay

Roman Copies of Greek Statues

October 1, 2002

By Department of Greek and Roman Art

Although many Roman sculptures are purely Roman in their conception, others are carefully measured, exact copies of Greek statues, or variants of Greek prototypes adapted to the taste of the Roman patron.
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Ancient and Modern Colossal Statues: From Athena Parthenos to the Statue of Liberty

July 1, 2016

By Kiki Karoglou

Assistant Curator Kiki Karoglou discusses the fascination around the colossal lost works in the exhibition Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World.
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Essay

Contexts for the Display of Statues in Classical Antiquity

October 1, 2003

By Marden Nichols

Few statues from antiquity have survived both in situ and intact, but the evidence suggests an ever-changing and expanding range of contexts for their display.
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Essay

A Roman Statue of Aphrodite on Loan to The Met

May 9, 2023, revised November 5, 2024

By Alexis Belis

A celebrated statue of the goddess of love, Aphrodite, is now on display in The Met’s Greek and Roman galleries as a five-year loan until 2028.
Press Release

Dream States: Contemporary Photographs and Video

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The Status and Power of Ivory Trumpets

September 21, 2015

By Ken Moore

Curator Ken Moore highlights examples of side-blown trumpets from the Museum's collection that complement similar instruments on view in Kongo: Power and Majesty.
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The Making of a Bronze Statue, 1922

January 24, 2023
How do you make a monument? Produced by the Museum in 1922, this short film follows the American artist Alexander Phimister Proctor’s process of sculpting Theodore Roosevelt.
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"Amenmesse: Six Statues at Karnak"

Press Release

Monumental Statues of the Female Pharaoh Hatshepsut on View at Metropolitan Museum

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This Egyptian statue is reminiscent of a family photo

August 14, 2013

By Marsha Hill

"You start saying, 'Who were they, and what are their personalities?'"
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Art

The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer

Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)

Date: 1922 (cast), 2018 (tutu)
Accession Number: 29.100.370

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Art

The Bodhisattva Jizō

Intan (Japanese, active 13th century)

Date: 1291
Accession Number: 2023.640a–c

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Art

Virgin and Child in Majesty

Date: ca. 1175–1200
Accession Number: 16.32.194a, b

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Art

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Date: early 15th century
Accession Number: 17.190.905

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Art

Infant Christ

Date: mid-18th century
Accession Number: 1975.437.4a–e

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Art

Spinario (boy pulling a thorn from his foot)

Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi) (Italian, Mantua ca. 1460–1528 Gazzuolo)

Date: probably modeled: 1496, cast: ca. 1501
Accession Number: 2012.157

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Art

Paris

Antico (Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi) (Italian, Mantua ca. 1460–1528 Gazzuolo)

Date: ca. 1518–1524
Accession Number: 55.93

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Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Gert van Egen (Flemish (active Denmark), documented 1568, died 1611 or 1612)

Date: ca. 1570–75
Accession Number: L.2023.16.1

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Art

Sprite

Sculptor/metalsmith close to Donatello (Italian, Florence ca. 1386–1466 Florence)

Date: 1432
Accession Number: 1983.356

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Art

Virgin and Child

Date: ca. 1270–1300
Accession Number: 17.190.124