The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A fresh and unconventional approach to exploring 6,000 years of art history through 800 masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Featuring more than 800 artworks from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this groundbreaking book — organized by thematic keywords — draws upon The Met's online Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History — offering fresh, unconventional ways of engaging with visual culture. Discover how artists see the world and inspire each other with common themes and sensibilities, materials and techniques. Flowers, for example, have been seen in art for millennia — from Tutankhamun to the Dutch Golden Age, from Van Gogh's still lifes to Georgia O'Keeffe's monumental close-ups. Seen side by side, Art = reveals new connections between artists of different times and places, offering a fresh perspective on beloved works. Beyond the wealth of 1,000 illustrations arranged by theme, dive deeper into art history with 160 engaging and enlightening essays written by experts at the museum, to create your own personal tour through this unsurpassed collection. A foldout, detachable timeline offering further perspective is also included.

Flowers and fruit may be familiar to daily life, but they're also irresistible to artists. This 2020 weekly engagement calendar from The Met offers blossoming plants and succulent fruits as presented by artists from around the world and across the centuries, including Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Hiroshige, and Georgia O'Keeffe. An identifying caption and a brief historical text accompany each work featured. Pages alternate between glossy paper for art pages and matte paper for calendar pages for ease of writing.

Salute! A tribute to wine and culture, this delightful 2020 engagement calendar celebrates the grape in art from ancient Egyptian wall paintings and Greek vases to renowned paintings by Vermeer and Monet to modern works by Pablo Picasso and Irving Penn. In addition to the dated calendar pages, this book includes a quick reference guide to grape varietals from around the world, alongside extra space to record tasting notes and save labels.

“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 most popular works in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum. The collection represents a wide range of poets and artists, including acclaimed children’s poets Marilyn Singer, Alma Flor Alda, and Carole Boston Weatherford and popular artists such as Mary Cassatt, Fernando Botero, Winslow Homer, and Utagawa Hiroshige. Accompanying the artwork and specially commissioned poems is an introduction, biographies of each poet and artist, and an index.

The majestic story of Christmas, from the Annunciation to the Epiphany, has long inspired great artists. The Metropolitan Museum of Art?s collection is particularly rich in medieval and Renaissance paintings that depict this timeless story. Gathered here are paintings by Rogier van der Weyden, Petrus Christus, Hans Memling, and Gerard David, among others, sensitively coupled with excerpts from the King James Bible. The perfect book for the entire family, The Christmas Story is a treasure to be enjoyed year after year.

Both gorgeously designed and practical in function, this 2018 engagement calendar features images of vibrant textile designs and the art that inspired them. In 1945, The Metropolitan Museum of Art invited textile designers to explore their vast collection for inspiration resulting in beautiful, vibrant designs. Bound in a cloth case with a ribbon bookmark.

Fashion Is . . . encourages readers to think about the myriad definitions of fashion. A Dior day suit. An Yves Saint Laurent minidress. A Japanese kimono. A Ferragamo shoe. A British court ensemble. A Schiaparelli hat. Fashion is glamour and attitude, texture and pattern, sexy and prim, luxurious and eccentric. It is above all a rich and evocative means of expression for both the designer and the wearer. Gathered here are costumes, regional dress, haute couture, and accessories from prehistory to the present, as well as paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts relating to modes of dress.