Art - General & Miscellaneous
Log in to track your reading progress.
Overview
The perfect gift for the art lover: a desktop gallery curated by the celebrated Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. On each page, another masterpiece to discover: Edgar Degas's The Dance Lesson. Vermeer's A Maid Asleep. A colorful silk brocade kimono. Plus revered antiquities, medieval European tapestries, armor from the Ottoman Empire, and Louis Comfort Tiffany's serene stained-glass window Magnolias and Irises. With hundreds of beautifully reproduced pieces, Art mirrors the Met's vast collection, ranging from ancient to contemporary, covering Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and encompassing a variety of media. Every day, it's a treasure from one of the world's best art collections.Synopsis
The perfect gift for the art lover: a desktop gallery curated by the celebrated Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. On each page, another masterpiece to discover: Edgar Degas's The Dance Lesson. Vermeer's A Maid Asleep. A colorful silk brocade kimono. Plus revered antiquities, medieval European tapestries, armor from the Ottoman Empire, and Louis Comfort Tiffany's serene stained-glass window Magnolias and Irises. With hundreds of beautifully reproduced pieces, Art mirrors the Met's vast collection, ranging from ancient to contemporary, covering Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and encompassing a variety of media. Every day, it's a treasure from one of the world's best art collections.
Book Details
Published
July 1, 2010
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Pages
160
Format
Box Calendar
ISBN
9780761157595