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Félix Vallotton’s uneasy art at the Met
Born to a conservative Protestant family in Lausanne, Switzerland, Félix Vallotton rather intrepidly moved to Paris in 1882 at the age of sixteen to study art.
Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 10/23/19–10/29/19
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Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 9/30/19–10/6/19
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Chivalry is not dead at the Met
On the five hundredth anniversary of the year of Maximilian’s death, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will host The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I.
Two Journeys, One Destination
The consummation of an immigrant odyssey, the Vilcek Foundation charts the artistic argosy of Ralston Crawford in the inaugural exhibition at its new home
At the Cloisters, a treasure concealed is revealed
It is the nature of art history to bring to light beautiful objects that have long lain hidden from sight. This is true of almost every ancient artifact, and many a medieval one, that we admire today. But there is something special about the discovery of the objects to be seen in The Colmar Treasure: A Medieval Jewish Legacy.
Leonardo’s unfinished obsession at the Met
Five hundred years ago this year, Leonardo da Vinci passed away—in the arms of the French king François I, according to legend—and museums around the world have felt called upon to solemnize this important milestone.
Star Power
A Pawnee war club offers an object lesson in interpreting Native American art
The Met Spreads Its Wing
The exhibition Art of Native America brings this country’s first art to the newly invigorated American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art