The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Masterpiece Paintings 500 Works * 5,000 Years
By: Kathryn Calley Galitz (Text by), Thomas P. Campbell (Foreword by)
Hardcover | 1 October 2016
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This monumental volume celebrates the greatest and most iconic paintings from the encyclopedic collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, one of the largest, most important, and most beloved museums in the world.
About the Author
A scholar, author, and lecturer specializing in Euro- pean art, Kathryn Calley Galitz works at The Metro- politan Museum of Art, New York, where she has been both an educator and a curator of major international exhibitions.
Thomas P. Campbell is the director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Industry Reviews
—Bookforum
"Noting that the Met is known for its very scholarly works and exhibition and collection catalogues, Campbell said that this 'exquisite book' ought to appeal to 'a broad audience.'"
—Shelf-awareness.com
"It is an essential volume for those wishing to experience The Met’s extraordinary collection or to study masterpieces of painting from throughout history and is sure to become a classic cherished by art lovers around the world."
—ArtDaily.org
"In The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings from Skira Rizzoli, thumb your way through the galleries of New York's famed museum. This coming-soon volume displays 500 masterworks from the dawn of civilization to modern times."
—Private Clubs Magazine
"This volume’s broad sweep of material, all from a The Metropolitan Museum of Art, makes it at once a universal history of painting and the ideal introduction to the iconic masterworks of this world-renowned institution. 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."
—Hamptons Art Hub
"Head exploding: With 544 pages and 1100 color images of the Met’s art and sculpture collection, this book is intense. Masterpieces, indeed."
—TheStyleSalononiste.com
"The hardcover book is said to be the first to celebrate the greatest and most iconic paintings in the museum"
—Art Antiques
"Galitz's text succeed in balancing sound, up-to-date scholarship with an accessible tone that anyone can appreciate... Publicatoins and online series like these are exactly what the Met is ideally suited to create, and we look forward to seeing still more in the years ahead."
—Fine Art Connoisseur
"The perfect gift for any lover of art."
—Art Of The Times
ISBN: 9780847846597
ISBN-10: 0847846598
Published: 1st October 2016
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 544
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Rizzoli International
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 34 x 24 x 5
Weight (kg): 3.98
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