Masterpiece Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In line with the best-selling The Louvre: All the Paintings, as well as Rizzoli's successful The Hermitage Collections and The Barnes Foundation: Masterworks, this title offers a unique and exquisite tour of one of the largest and most beloved museums in the world. It is the first large general survey of the Met's paintings collection and the first to celebrate the greatest and most iconic paintings from the museum.

This impressive book boasts a broad sweep of material, all from a single museum, making it a universal history of painting and the ideal introduction to the iconic masterworks of the world-renowned institution. Lavish color illustrations and details of 500 masterpieces, created over 5,000 years in cultures across the globe, are presented chronologically from the dawn of civilization to the present.

European and American artists featured in this unprecedented book include Duccio, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Van Gogh, Renoir, Picasso, and many more. Each artwork is accompanied by an introduction and illuminating texts written by Kathryn Calley Galitz, a curator and educator at the Met, providing unique insights into the pieces.

For those wishing to experience the Met’s unparalleled collection or to study masterpieces of painting from throughout history, this important volume is sure to become a classic cherished by art lovers around the world. Iconic works featured within the Met include Sargent's Madame X, Velazquez Juan de Pareja, Brueghel The Harvesters, Van Gogh Cypresses, and many others.

In comparison with the best-selling books such as The Louvre: All the Paintings, the successful Rizzoli's The Hermitage Collections, and The Barnes Foundation: Masterworks, this title offers a unique and exquisite tour of one of the largest and most beloved museums in the world, with its lavish illustration, extensive content, and graceful packaging.The book is the first large survey published in 30 years and the first large general survey of the Met's paintings collection, making it a celebration of the greatest and most iconic paintings from the museum. Lavish color illustrations and details of 500 masterpieces, created over 5,000 years in cultures across the globe, are presented chronologically from the dawn of civilization to the present.

The book also includes an introduction and illuminating texts about each artwork written by Kathryn Calley Galitz, whose experience as both a curator and educator at the Met makes her uniquely qualified. European and American artists include Duccio, El Greco, Raphael, Titian, Botticelli, Bronzino, Caravaggio, Turner, Velázquez, Goya, Rubens, Rembrandt, Brueghel, Vermeer, David, Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne, Degas, Sargent, Homer, Matisse, Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol.

For those wishing to experience the Met’s unparalleled collection or to study masterpieces of painting from throughout history, this important volume is sure to become a classic cherished by art lovers around the world. Iconic works in the Met include: Sargent's Madame X, Velazquez Juan de Pareja, Brueghel The Harvesters, Van Gogh Cypresses; Rembrandt Aristotle and Bust of Homer; Pollock Autumn Rhythm; Emanuel Leutz George Washington Crossing the Delaware; El Greco View of Toledo; Caravaggio Musicians; Vermeer Young Woman with Water Pitcher; Monet Water Lilies; Picasso Seated Harlequin.

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