The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide

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Includes index
Ancient World : Ancient Near Eastern Art -- Egyptian Art -- Greek and Roman Art -- Across Cultures : Asian Art -- Islamic Art -- Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas -- Arms and Armor -- Musical Instruments -- Europe : Medieval Art -- The Cloisters -- Drawings and prints -- European painting -- European sculpture and decorative arts -- Robert Lehman Collection -- United States : The American Wing -- Modern Era : The Costume Institute -- Modern and Contemporary Art -- Photographs.
"For this volume, curators from all seventeen curatorial departments collaborated to identify works that represent the scope of our collection in the most compelling way"--Director's foreword.
"Featuring beautiful color reproductions and enlightening descriptions, this is the definitive guide to one of the largest, and most beloved, collections of art in the world. More than a simple souvenir book, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide provides a comprehensive view of art history spanning five millennia and the entire globe, beginning with the ancient world and ending in contemporary times. It includes media as varied as painting, photography, costume, sculpture, decorative arts, musical instruments, arms and armor, works on paper, and many more. Presenting works ranging from the ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur to Canova's Perseus with the Head of Medusa to Sargent's Madame X, this revised edition is an indispensable volume for lovers of art and art history, and for anyone who has ever dreamed of lingering over the most iconic works in the Metropolitan's unparalleled collection." -- Yale University Press

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