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