An address book which features the art of Claude Monet. Each alphabetical divider page opens with a small detail of a painting, followed on the overleaf by an image of the complete work.
Focusing on key transformational moments, this richly illustrated book provides insight into the visionary figures and events that led The Met in new directions.
... met by an ill concealed or perhaps openly expressed doubt , whether all his schooling is not doing more harm than good . All this I have seen and felt ; and I have gone to my lodging at the end of a day's inspection , myself too ...
... address of thanks to his Majesty . He proposed a dutiful address in answer . - Lord Gage seconded the address . - Lord Viscount Melbourne afterwards rose , and commented in strong terms on the strange deficien- cies in the royal speech ...
... met to carry up the address to the king , and then ad- journed till Thursday . Feb. 8. The Lunacy Commission Bill was read a second time - to be committed on Tuesday . Feb. 11. - Lord Teynham presented a petition from Mayo praying to be ...
“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” —Leonardo da Vinci Based on this simple statement by Leonardo, eighteen poets have written new poems inspired by some of the ...
This monumental new book is the first to celebrate 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 ...