Презентация на тему The metropolitan museum

York City, is the largest art museum in the

United States and one of the ten largest in the world. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided among seventeen departments. Represented in the permanent collection are works of art from classical antiquity and Ancient Egypt, paintings and sculptures from nearly all the European masters, and an extensive collection of American and modern art. The museum is also home to encyclopedic collections of musical instruments, costumes and accessories, and antique weapons and armor from around the world. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870. The founders included businessmen and financiers, as well as leading artists and thinkers of the day, who wanted to open a museum to bring art and art education to the American people. Admission is pay what you wish with a recommendation of $25.

in a black satin dress with jeweled straps, a

dress that reveals and hides at the same time. The portrait is characterized by the pale flesh tone of the subject contrasted against a dark colored dress and background. This picture evokes mysterious, romantic and lyrical feeling.

Portrait of Madame X

By John Singer Sargent

Pissarro
Pissarro uses hues of orange and blue to complement

one another and contrast the frosted winter environment, ultimately creating an aesthetically pleasing palette. Pissarro’s depiction of the boulevard, continuing to the horizon, not only adds depth and space, but it reinforces perspective.