MY FAVORITE PAINTINGS AND ART AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.
Karina Arriola
Ms. A. Rodriguez Visual Art Spring 2011
High School of World Cultures
The Bowl
Culture: china Period: five dynasties period
(907–960) Medium: ceramic , stoneware
with carved and incised design under celadon glaze (yueware)
Why I chose this interesting art was because in those times this bowl was a place where chinice people eat before in the 10 century, it was why was really interesting for me and learn about this culture.
•Artist: Master of the Codex of Saint George •Date: ca. 1340–45Culture: Italian•Medium: Tempera and gold leaf on wood panelDimensions Overall
I chose this art because it was how God sacrifice for ourself in the cross.
The Crucifixion
Garden at Sainte- Adresse
Artist: Caude Date: 1867
Medium: Oil on canvas Classification: Paintings
Credit Line Purchase, special contributions and funds given or bequeathed by friends of the Museum.
I chose this painting because it was the Garden where people enjoy to see the boats.
Turned Armchair
Date:1640–80 Culture: American Medium: Ash Classification:
Furniture
I chose this piece of art because I found it interesting how was the chair of the Americans in 1640.
Sphinx of Amenhotep III, possibly from a Model of a
Temple Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Medium: Faience, remains
of an Egyptian alabaster tenonDimensionsl.
Culture: Egyptian
I chose this art because I found it interesting for the reason that it shown me that before there were people that their body were part human a part animal like it show in this art.
Margaretha van Haexbergen
Date: ca. 1666-67 Medium: Oil on
Canvas Artist: Gerardter
Borch, Dutch
I chose this piece of art because I found it interesting for the reason of how the women dress before.
Date: late 13th–early 14th century.
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment
I chose this piece of art because I found it interesting how people write in those time form the right to the left.
Qur’s Manuscript
Shoes
Date: 1690–1700 Culture: French Medium: silk, leather
I chose this piece of art because I like how was the shoes of the people of 1690, it were like Chinese people.
The Bryant Vase
Designed by James Horton Whitehouse
Date: 1875–76 Culture: American Medium: Silver
I chose this art because before this beautiful piece of art was a vase of the American people.
Ring with a Scarab
Date: ca. 1070–712 B.C. Medium: Silver,
Egyptian alabaster, gold
I found this piece of art interesting because before the ring was like rock and it was too big.
References http://www.metmuseum.org