Masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Author(s)

• Burn, Barbara

Bibliographic Information

Masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

introduction by Philippe de Montebello ; edited by Barbara Burn

Metropolitan Museum of Art , Yale University Press [distributor], 1997

Rev. ed

• hbk:

Other Title

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Note

Includes index

Revised ed. c1997 ; 5th printing 2006

Contents of Works

• The ancient world
• The middle ages
• The renaissance
• The seventeenth century in Europe
• Asia
• 1700-1900 in Europe and the United States
• Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
• The twentieth century

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Housing one of the finest and most comprehensive collections in the world, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a living encyclopaedia of art. Cultures spanning the globe and dating from the ancient world to the present are represented in this beautifully illustrated book, which features over 250 masterpieces from the Museum's collection. The objects are arranged in chronological order by culture, beginning with ancient Egypt and ending with the twentieth century in Europe and America. Insightful text opens each section and provides historical and cultural background, while in-depth commentary accompanies each featured work.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA85762770
• ISBN:
  • 9780300106152
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York,New Haven ; London
• Pages/Volumes: 320 p.
• Size: 32 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Catalogs
  • LCSH : Art -- New York (State) -- New York -- Catalogs