purpose of this paper is to visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art and write a reaction paper about art works at the museum based on my impressions about them. To begin‚ I will start by giving you a little of background information about this interesting museum. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens. It opened on February 20‚ 1872 and was originally located at 681 on Fifth Avenue. Also known as “The Met”‚ the museum is located on the eastern edge of
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Cummer Museum I thought‚ "This is going to be boring. How can I write a paper on just art?" However‚ after my visit‚ I found there were more things to write about than I had imagined. I come from Washington‚ D.C. and I’m used to visiting museums but I had never seen one with so many different kinds of artwork. From various oil paintings and ancient sculptures to modern photography and ceramic figures. There was even a beautiful garden to enjoy. According to literature‚ the Cummer Museum is the
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On a recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ I took a tour of the museum with a lecturer. During the tour‚ the leader lectured on particular paintings. She told the know history behind each shown painting. She also gave the history of the period in which the painting was painted. The lecturer also helped everyone to understand what the colors in the paintings brought to each painting. While viewing the many paintings‚ the first one that caught my eye was Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and
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Museum Field Trip Last night I had an amazing experience. I toured museums in multiple States and on two Continents. This also happened to be the least expensive cultural experience of my life since it was done from the privacy of my own home. “How is that possible?” you may ask. I toured each museum from my computer. Each museum had its own unique experience‚ complete with different types and eras of art. All of the art was beautiful in its own way. However‚ I’d like to inform and impress
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People draw since ancient times‚ how do we determine the value of art? Art do not have any clear instruction‚ and we could never grade an artwork fairly as it depends on the viewer. Different people have different views and perspectives‚ I think that art can reflect feelings of artist‚ and to express the emotion of the artist‚ it also can be a mirror of the times‚ reflecting the situation of the age‚ or it might only be a kind art form‚ just presenting the technique of the artist. It is no doubt
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Abby McCann Evolving Toward Ecstasy This art review by Robert Smith is on a Matisse Exhibition that was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art last November‚ “Matisse: In Search of True Painting.” The name of this article comes from a quote from Matisse himself‚ where he claims to work “towards what I feel; toward a kind of ecstasy.” From the beginning of the article‚ Smith raves about this exhibit. He calls it “one of the most thrillingly instructive exhibitions about this painter‚ or painting in
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Tyanne Rowe Museum Paper The Mihrab (prayer niche) dated 12th century‚ the point of origin being the city of Isfahan located in Iran is the object that captured my attention. This piece is considered to be a ceramic design made of “polychrome glazed cut tiles on a stone paste body that was later set into mortar”. Madrasa Imami is a school‚ in which this piece in was created 1354‚ later it was sold to Arthur U. Pope in 1931. When arriving at the museum I noticed that the items on display in
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the finest Asian art collections that has enlightened and strengthened my understanding in my personal art experience. The Museum itself is an artistic architectural structure that graces the entire block on 82nd Street in Manhattan. Entering inside‚ I sensed myself going back into an era‚ into a past where people traded ideas and learned from each other. It is a past‚ where I still find their works of yesteryears vividly within my grasp‚ to be remembered
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Running Head: Ancient Art Ancient Art The Administrative tablet was created in 3100-2900 BCE during the Jamdet Nasr period. (Metropolitan‚ 2006) It is made of Southern Mesopotamia clay and is considered ancient near Eastern Art. The tablet was believed to have been used to document grain distributed by a large temple. The symbols used are straight lines and circles that have been embedded inside of the clay. Before written language‚ people used pictures and symbols to communicate. This tablet
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The trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum was an insightful and eye opening experience. It was my second trip to a large art museum‚ the first one being The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Though I am not one you would call an art connoisseur‚ I do take interest in specific art pieces. I often find myself wondering what the artist was thinking about when painting or constructing a piece of work. I wonder what emotions they might have been going through or if someone unknown inspired them
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