The Metropolitan museum of art is a place where history can be seen in many unique depictions. The Metropolitan Museum of art, also known as the MET, "presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy." On Tuesday, December 28, 2016 I had the chance to go to the MET with my friends Reyna and Zach. When we explored the museum we came across a christmas tree, a glass ceiling, and paintings of George Washington, the Hudson River, the Civil War, and American-Indian & Western. The museum gave me a chance to explore different periods of history through the eyes of many different artists.
When we entered the MET, we came upon this colossal christmas tree. It was so beautiful and different and had so many detailings. The tree was decorated in a very biblical way, in which it had several figurines representing religious symbols. The tree was decorated with what seemed like Angels hanging around it. Also what made the presentation of the tree so beautiful and unique was the creche surrounding the tree. There were shepherds, kings, angels, farm animals, and etc scattered all over the scene created, it seemed like they were waiting for the coming of the Lord. We also came across this huge ceilinged atrium. It lit up a large section of the American Wing room, which made the room looked so nice and interesting. Our first stop were the portraits of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. …show more content…
The first painting we saw was Stuart's famous Lansdowne portrait the “George Washington Painting”. The painting was sizable and painted on a canvas with oil paint. In the painting Washington is standing in a classic position where he is holding his sword in one hand, and in the other holding down a document, as the role of the United States first president. The painting was more of a dramatic image and demonstrated a true image of what Washington physically looked like. The next painting we saw from Stuart was also of Washington, but instead this time it was only half of Washington's body, called, “Gibbs- Channing-Avery Portrait”. This painting was to portray how Washington looked like. The next painting we came across was one of my favorites. Known as the “Washington Crossing the Delaware”, by, Emanuel Leutze, it was gigantic and so breathe taking. This painting was also painted with oil paint and on a canvas. The reason this painting is my favorite is not because of its size, but because instead it shows how heroic Washington looks and it describes what a great leader he appeared to be. The Next painting we saw was the “Hudson River Scene” by, John Frederick Kensett. The painting is different from other becuase it was painting in a vintage point of view, which makes the portrait captive. After those paintings we went to see John Brown's Civil war paintings. One particular painting that caught our eye was the “Last Moments of John Brown” by, Thomas Hovenden. It showed how John was saying his goodbyes knowing he will be sentenced to death. The next part we went to see was a room mainly focused on Winslow Homers works. Homers works were very interesting, in that they were all mainly marine subject paintings. Aside from those painted there was another painting from Homer, “ Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba”, where Homer emphasized how powerful the searchlight was and how it played an important role in the blockade of the spanish. Once we finish seeing all those paintings we continued on to Childe Hassems paintings. His paintings were the most different from others. The way he painted the paintings wasnt in a realistic form, instead it was more like pointillism. I thought his work was one of …show more content…
One of the most spectacular period rooms in the American Wing, the Richmond Room offers a glimpse of the grandeur of early nineteenth-century domestic life as it was lived by affluent Americans. The Haverhill Room is from a house built for James Duncan Jr . It was best known as an industrial center for the milling of lumber and wheat as well as for distilling, shipbuilding, textile manufacturing, and leather processing. The Baltimore Room comes from a townhouse built between 1810 and 1811 for the Baltimore, Maryland, merchant and shipowner Henry
When we entered the MET, we came upon this colossal christmas tree. It was so beautiful and different and had so many detailings. The tree was decorated in a very biblical way, in which it had several figurines representing religious symbols. The tree was decorated with what seemed like Angels hanging around it. Also what made the presentation of the tree so beautiful and unique was the creche surrounding the tree. There were shepherds, kings, angels, farm animals, and etc scattered all over the scene created, it seemed like they were waiting for the coming of the Lord. We also came across this huge ceilinged atrium. It lit up a large section of the American Wing room, which made the room looked so nice and interesting. Our first stop were the portraits of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. …show more content…
The first painting we saw was Stuart's famous Lansdowne portrait the “George Washington Painting”. The painting was sizable and painted on a canvas with oil paint. In the painting Washington is standing in a classic position where he is holding his sword in one hand, and in the other holding down a document, as the role of the United States first president. The painting was more of a dramatic image and demonstrated a true image of what Washington physically looked like. The next painting we saw from Stuart was also of Washington, but instead this time it was only half of Washington's body, called, “Gibbs- Channing-Avery Portrait”. This painting was to portray how Washington looked like. The next painting we came across was one of my favorites. Known as the “Washington Crossing the Delaware”, by, Emanuel Leutze, it was gigantic and so breathe taking. This painting was also painted with oil paint and on a canvas. The reason this painting is my favorite is not because of its size, but because instead it shows how heroic Washington looks and it describes what a great leader he appeared to be. The Next painting we saw was the “Hudson River Scene” by, John Frederick Kensett. The painting is different from other becuase it was painting in a vintage point of view, which makes the portrait captive. After those paintings we went to see John Brown's Civil war paintings. One particular painting that caught our eye was the “Last Moments of John Brown” by, Thomas Hovenden. It showed how John was saying his goodbyes knowing he will be sentenced to death. The next part we went to see was a room mainly focused on Winslow Homers works. Homers works were very interesting, in that they were all mainly marine subject paintings. Aside from those painted there was another painting from Homer, “ Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba”, where Homer emphasized how powerful the searchlight was and how it played an important role in the blockade of the spanish. Once we finish seeing all those paintings we continued on to Childe Hassems paintings. His paintings were the most different from others. The way he painted the paintings wasnt in a realistic form, instead it was more like pointillism. I thought his work was one of …show more content…
One of the most spectacular period rooms in the American Wing, the Richmond Room offers a glimpse of the grandeur of early nineteenth-century domestic life as it was lived by affluent Americans. The Haverhill Room is from a house built for James Duncan Jr . It was best known as an industrial center for the milling of lumber and wheat as well as for distilling, shipbuilding, textile manufacturing, and leather processing. The Baltimore Room comes from a townhouse built between 1810 and 1811 for the Baltimore, Maryland, merchant and shipowner Henry