The Metropolitan Museum of Art the Pier Pont Morgan Wing

von Meyric R. Rogers

428 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

"The Metropolitan Museum of Art the Pier Pont Morgan Wing" is a detailed and scholarly examination of one of the most significant architectural and curatorial additions to New York's premier art institution. Authored by Meyric R. Rogers, this work serves as an authoritative guide to the galleries housing the immense collection of J. Pierpont Morgan, a collection that profoundly shaped the museum's holdings in European decorative arts and sculpture. The text provides a comprehensive walkthrough of the wing, detailing the arrangement of the exhibits and the historical importance of the masterpieces contained therein.Focusing on the intersection of architecture and art history, the work explores how the design of the wing reflects the grandeur of the objects it displays, ranging from medieval treasures to Renaissance bronzes and period rooms. "The Metropolitan Museum of Art the Pier Pont Morgan Wing" highlights the craftsmanship and cultural value of individual pieces while situating the entire collection within the broader context of global art history. This book is an invaluable resource for those interested in the evolution of museum spaces, the history of private art patronage in America, and the preservation of European heritage within a public institution.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

• Reihe: Tradd Street Press
• ISBN: 9781025841076
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.02.2026
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Tradd Street Press