I probably spent the most time on one piece looking at this display below. It was fascinating! It is a display of Armor for Man and Horse made of steel and leather. I can't imagine how long it would have taken to make even just one piece (and how HOT it must have been under there!)
As I expected, I loved the Greek sculptures! This one of Orpheus was my favorite. I'm a big music fan, myself, and music does tame my inner beast regularly. I'm convinced that I'd go crazy without it. It amazes me how these artists got so much detail of the human form in such a hard substance!
I really liked this sculpture of the Siren in the European section
I found a medallion of the painting I liked at the Yale Center for Britsh Art, "Death of Lucretia". How cool!
I really enjoyed the Arms and Armor section of the Met. The detail in the pieces were mind blowing to me. A lot of the pictures did not come out well due to being behind glass so I hope these couple I am posting do them justice.
This piece intrigued me not just for it's beauty, but I like the fact that it's a sculpture within a sculpture and also because of the symbolism of the poppys.
I felt a connection with this painting of Adam and Eve mainly because we just read from the book of Genesis in my Humanities class. (I am pretty sure I'm doing one of my papers on this one) I especially appreciated the "wide screen" set up of this painting.
It might be hard to see the details in the painting below but it's quite beautiful and I love the story behind it.
I love, love, love anything with symbolism so this painting of Mary Magdalen really drew me in. It was hard to get a good picture of it because of it's height (and my lack there of).
This one caught my eye but was more appealing after reading the story about it.
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I was in NYC that same Sunday, touring the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world.
Glad you were in NY to see all of the energy that makes this such a world capital. The Met is one of the great treasures of the world.
The sculptures at the the beginning of your photo essay were not Greek but Italian, from the Renaissance. The Renaissance was marked by a return to Greek ideals of the human body so you were not that far off. In fact, you were drawn to many works from this period in Florence, both in painting and sculpture.
I love the Met - I went there last year and then this year for this class. I like how the city has such a bustling, crazy atmosphere and when you get inside the museum, it's quiet and subdued. It's just such a difference in scenery and ambiance.
-Jen
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