Burn, B., "Masterpieces of The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
Burn, B., "Masterpieces of The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
Metropolitan Museum of Art/Yale Un Pr | 1993 | ISBN: 0300106157/0870998498 | English | PDF | 320 pages | 92.58 Mb
Metropolitan Museum of Art/Yale Un Pr | 1993 | ISBN: 0300106157/0870998498 | English | PDF | 320 pages | 92.58 Mb
For those yet to visit one of the world's greatest art museums, this collection of treasures will provide a wonder-filled introduction to its many collections; for regular visitors, it serves as an album of favorites. 300 color illustrations.
Introduction
Philippe de Montebello
The Ancient World
Egypt
The Ancient Near East
Greece and Rome
The Middle Ages
Medieval Europe
The Islamic World
The Renaissance
Southern Europe
Northern Europe
The Seventeenth Century in Europe
Asia
India and Southeast Asia
China
Japan
1700–1900 in Europe and the United States
Europe
The United States of America
Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Africa
Oceania
Precolumbian America
The Twentieth Century
Index
Philippe de Montebello
The Ancient World
Egypt
The Ancient Near East
Greece and Rome
The Middle Ages
Medieval Europe
The Islamic World
The Renaissance
Southern Europe
Northern Europe
The Seventeenth Century in Europe
Asia
India and Southeast Asia
China
Japan
1700–1900 in Europe and the United States
Europe
The United States of America
Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Africa
Oceania
Precolumbian America
The Twentieth Century
Index
Library Journal
Intended for the general reader, this volume demonstrates the range of works in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, focusing on the incredible number of masterpieces there. The result is this amazingly wide-ranging compendium representing every civilization in every medium. The volume is divided into the commonly accepted chronological divisions of Western history, then into geographical areas like Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Within each section, excellently reproduced works are complemented by a full description and an assessment of its place in its culture. This sumptuous volume will likely provide hours of enjoyment to anyone even remotely interested in art.– Martin Chasin, Adult Inst., Bridgeport, Ct.
Intended for the general reader, this volume demonstrates the range of works in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, focusing on the incredible number of masterpieces there. The result is this amazingly wide-ranging compendium representing every civilization in every medium. The volume is divided into the commonly accepted chronological divisions of Western history, then into geographical areas like Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Within each section, excellently reproduced works are complemented by a full description and an assessment of its place in its culture. This sumptuous volume will likely provide hours of enjoyment to anyone even remotely interested in art.– Martin Chasin, Adult Inst., Bridgeport, Ct.
Burn, B., "Masterpieces of The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
