Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Treasures From The Met: Phillipe de Montebello's Show At The Metropolitan Museum Of Art






Before Christmas, my wife and I spent a long weekend in New York City to visit relatives, shop, dine, and take in some cultural events. One exhibit we visited was the curator's show at The Met: A selection of Phillipe de Montebello's personal favorites collected over his 30 year tenure at the museum. Here are my favorite selections culled from this show:
Paintings and sketches by DaVinci and other Renaissance artists.
Edwardian painting of a bored, pouting young beauty.
Paul Klee watercolor.
A jade Mayan mask from circa 800 A.D.