The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ known to be a sanctuary for a great collection of art‚ was brimming with tourists and locals when I decided to visit with my friend and my mother. However‚ looking back on my experience‚ visiting such a place is something you should do alone because it allows you to appreciate all of the pieces of art without the limitations of bringing someone along with you. I titled this “A Vacation in the Metropolitan Museum of Art” because although we only stayed for a few hours
Premium Art Aesthetics Human
Metropolitan Museum Review By taking a virtual tour through the Cosmic Buddha exhibit‚ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I was able to observe and analyze the different pieces of artwork and sculptures. Through observing the similarities in the mediums and tones of the painting or sculpture‚ I was able to identify the various differences between certain pieces of artwork. All things considered‚ I found a new fondness for the elements involved to construct such astounding pieces of artwork. Originating
Premium Buddhism Gautama Buddha Mahayana
Dear‚ Mother. Last week I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in the big apple. I wasn’t sure how it was going to be like since it was my first time going there. The museum was enormous with lots of art works from different locations around the world. My main focus was the Japanese arts‚ which was very fascinating. As I explored the room with the Japanese arts‚ I’ve stumbled upon a Buddha like figure sitting right beyond the door of the room. It was called Kaikei‚ Fudo Myoo from the early 13th
Premium Facial expression Left-handedness Hair
October 10th‚ 2014 Professor Cruz Art into History Greek and Roman Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art has many different exhibits with ancient portraits‚ sculptures‚ steles‚ freezes‚ paintings and many more. The Greek and Roman exhibit was very interesting. The way the Greeks and Romans portrayed their feelings and life experiences through art is very diverse. During my visit to Metropolitan‚ I had gone for a tour of this exhibit and was amazed by the works of art I was seeing. Just knowing it was
Premium Sculpture Sarcophagus
The artifact that I picked from Metropolitan Museum of Art is called Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara of the Lion’s Roar. It is a large wood statue of an Avalokiteshvara‚ the basic idol of Buddhism‚ completed around the 12th century in China during the Ming Dynasty. The Buddha Statue is a representation of the philosophical belief system of Buddhism. Different Buddha Statues have different meanings. Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara symbolizes "the compassion in the world and the willingness to bear the pain
Free China Han Chinese Taoism
During our trip the the Metropolitan Museum‚ our class explored various exhibits‚ including the Greeks‚ early Tribal works‚ Renaissance art‚ and 19th century art. One piece in particular that stood out to me‚ and reminded me of a text we’ve read this semester‚ was Prayer in the Mosque by Jean-Lèon Gèrome in 1871(87.15.130). This oil on canvas depicts the interior of a mosque in seventh century Egypt and reminded me of the readings we had done on Al Andalus from Jarbel Rodriguez‚ where the description
Premium Islam Muhammad Qur'an
2015). There is an early example of this painting technique usage in the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ where frescoes recovered from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistorat at Boscoreale‚ an area north of Pompeii‚ are exhibited. These wall paintings‚ dated somewhere between the 40–30 B.C‚ use various trompe l’oeil devices to simulate objects and architectural details which in reality aren’t there (The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2004). Then‚ the purpose of the illusion was purely ornamental. Trompe l’oeil
Premium Art
Claude Monet‚ Haystacks (Effect of snow and sun)‚ French Impressionism (1891)‚ Oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art is full of exciting and mesmerizing thousands and thousands of pieces of artwork. One could find an artwork as prehistoric as the early people and as recent as from the 21st century at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. However‚ from the small list of objects which I was given‚ I had to choose only one to discuss‚ which is a really hard task if you ask me. Writing about one
Premium Art History of painting Metropolitan Museum of Art
Exploring Every Detail Museums are mirrors of rich culture and history reflective of the rise of a nation through time. Treasure of art and culture is what we can expect while on a visit to the museum. Art lovers simply love the museums for their great collection of rare paintings and sculptors dating back several centuries. They offer the visitor a glimpse into the past culture of any given city or country by displaying relics found throughout the world. It was with great anticipation that
Premium Metropolitan Museum of Art Washington Crossing the Delaware New York City
Charlotte B. Levy Artist: Henri Fantin-Latour Title of Artwork: Leda Medium: Oil on canvas Date of Completion: 1836-1904 Location of Artwork: San Antonio Museum of Art This Paper is for Professor Jessica DeCuir‚ Arts 1301‚ and Section 070. The Art of Henri Fantin-Latour Henri Fantin-Latour‚ a French painter during 1836 to 1904‚ studied and approached art in his own style of painting. His character from his early childhood resolute the events of his life as a painter and his influence contributed in establishing
Premium History of painting Metropolitan Museum of Art Painting