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Grand Design: Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance Tapestry—Interview with Author Elizabeth Cleland
Posted on November 17, 2014In celebration of the publication of Grand Design, one of two excellent, brand new books from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (more on the other book to come…), we’re pleased […] -
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Museum Quality Books: Sculpting with Shadow
Posted on November 10, 2014Mark Polizzotti has translated more than forty books from French, including the newly released Suspended Sentences by this year’s Nobel laureate in literature, Patrick Modiano. Mark wrote a lovely commentary on translating […] -
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Feliz cumpleaños et bon anniversaire, señor Picasso
Posted on October 24, 2014Ivy Sanders Schneider– Tomorrow, Saturday, October 25th marks Pablo Picasso’s 133rd birthday and the reopening of Paris’s Museé de Picasso. This year is also the 113th anniversary of his Blue Period, the 77th anniversary of his painting Guernica, and the […] -
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One Met. Many Worlds. and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide
Posted on July 31, 2014The Metropolitan Museum of Art generously shared following post with the Yale ARTbooks blog. See the post on their blog. Left: The homepage of One Met. Many Worlds. Right: The […] -
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Impossible Outfit: Couture on the Beach
Posted on July 9, 2014Dear Paper Doll, I’m looking forward to a beach vacation this summer, but I am stumped when it comes down to packing! It’s easy to gather up the basics, like […] -
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From the Met: Featured Catalogue—Interview with the Curator: Keith Christiansen
Posted on March 10, 2014The Metropolitan Museum of Art generously shared following post with the Yale ARTbooks blog. See the post on their blog. Piero della Francesca: Personal Encounters, a new catalogue by Keith […] -
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Balthus’s Cat Obsession
Posted on October 29, 2013Today, October 29, is National Cat Day. Artists throughout history have had close relationships with felines. “The smallest feline is a masterpiece” is a quote attributed to Leonardo da Vinci; […]