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History of Art

Assyria to Iberia A Metropolitan Museum of Art Symposia

Aruz Joan, Seymour Michael, Killebrew Ann E., Tubb Jonathan N., Finkelstein Israel, Novak Mirko, Aubet Maria Eugenia, Hill Marsha, Gubel Eric, Graff Sarah

ISBN: PB: 9781588396068, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2016
404 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 300 colour illus.

In 2014, the Metropolitan Museum presented Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age, an unprecedented exhibition that offered a comprehensive overview of art, diplomacy, and cultural exchange in the ancient Near East and across the Mediterr...

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Roman Portraits Stone and Bronze Sculptures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Zanker Paul

ISBN: HB: 9781588395993, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2016
296 pp., 29.2x25.2 cm, 395 colour illus.

Portraits are among the most compelling artistic records of Greek and Roman culture. In this richly illustrated book featuring all new photography, the 60 portrait heads from the Metropolitan Museum's renowned collection are fully described, and plac...

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Fragonard Drawing Triumphant

Stein Perrin, Dupuy-Vachey Marie-Anne, Williams Eunice, Brosnan Kelsey

ISBN: HB: 9781588396013, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2016
320 pp., 28x24.1 cm, 250 colour illus.

An exquisitely illustrated volume that emphasizes the importance of drawing in Fragonard's creative process One of the most forward-looking artists in 18th-century France, Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) is considered the preeminent draftsman of hi...

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Contemporary Art

Max Beckmann in New York

Rewald Sabine

ISBN: HB: 9781588396006, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2016
160 pp., 26.1x23.6 cm, 114 colour illus.

An up close and personal look at the life and work of a major 20th-century artist. The prominent German Expressionist painter Max Beckmann (1884-1950) is known for allegorical, autobiographical works that capture the doom and grotesquerie of World Wa...

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Valentin de Boulogne Beyond Caravaggio

Lemoine Annick, Christiansen Keith, Allard Sebastian, Cavazzini Patrizia, Cuzin Jean-Pierre, Papi Gianni

ISBN: HB: 9781588396020, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2016
288 pp., 28.5x24.1 cm, 145 colour illus.

The first comprehensive English monograph on an outstanding 17th-century artist In the years following Caravaggio's death, the French-born painter Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632) emerged as one of the greatest masters of naturalistic painting, demon...

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Jerusalem, 1000-1400 Every People Under Heaven

Boehm Barbara Drake, Holcomb Melanie

ISBN: HB: 9781588395986, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2016
352 pp., 30.8x24.3 cm, 354 colour illus.

A comprehensive and timely exploration of the key role Jerusalem played in shaping the art and culture of the Middle Ages Medieval Jerusalem was a vibrant international center and home to multiple cultures, faiths, and languages. Harmonious and disso...

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How to Read Medieval Art

Stein Wendy A.

ISBN: PB: 9781588395979, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2016
136 pp., 26.5x20.5 cm, 141 colour illus.

An enlightening, accessible guide to understanding and appreciating European art from the Middle Ages How to Read Medieval Art introduces the art of the European Middle Ages through 50 notable examples from the Metropolitan Museum's collection, which...

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Decorative Arts

Maiolica Italian Renaissance Ceramics in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wilson Timothy, Syson Luke

ISBN: HB: 9781588395610, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2016
392 pp., 30.5x21.6 cm, 365 colour illus.

The brightly colored tin-enameled earthenware called maiolica was among the major accomplishments of decorative arts in 16th-century Italy. This in-depth look at the history of maiolica, told through 140 exemplary pieces from the world-class collecti...

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Landscape Architecture

Cornelia Parker The Roof Garden Commission

Galilee Beatrice, Wagstaff Sheena

ISBN: PB: 9781588395931, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2016
64 pp., 18.4x11 cm, 55 colour illus.

Turner Prize-nominated British artist Cornelia Parker (b. 1956) is well known for her large-scale, site-specific installations. Her work has been featured in many solo exhibitions and is included in collections around the world. Often composed of ord...

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Indian Court Painting The Kronos Collection

McInerney Terence, Kossak Steven M.

ISBN: HB: 9781588395900, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 2016
272 pp., 27.9x24.1 cm, 200 colour illus.

This splendidly illustrated publication features over 90 important paintings from the predominantly Hindu Rajput tradition of Indian painting, and are highlights from the Kronos Collection, one of the finest holdings of Indian art. These remarkable w...

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