The Metropolitan Museum of Art, also known as "The Met" is located in New York City. Founded in 1870, the museum officially opened in 1872. It is the largest art museum in the United States and one of the ten largest in the world. The museum contains significant art collections, and its permanent collection includes more than 2 million art works! This gallery only contains a few of those million works of art. The images in this gallery represent a variety of artists, time periods and genres. Explore all of the images in the gallery. Choose (3) works of art that you are intrigued by and cite them on your paper. Choose one that interests your artistic curiosity and complete the "Inspirational Works of Art" worksheet.
Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Armor of George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland, Jacob Halder (English, master armorer at royal workshops at Greenwich, documented 1558–1605), about 1580–85, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, Delft 1632–1675 Delft), ca. 1662, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Forest Stream, Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, Haarlem 1628/29–1682 Amsterdam), ca. 1660, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Madonna and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna, ca. 1290–1300, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze, 1851, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Model of a Granary with Scribes, ca. 1981–1975 B.C., From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Court dress, ca. 1750, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Kettle Drums, Franz Peter Bunsen (master 1754-1795), 1779, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Queen Mother Pendant Mask: Iyoba, 16th century, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Young Lady in 1866, Édouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), 1866, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Human-headed winged bull and winged lion (lamassu), Unknown, ca. 883–859 B.C., From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper, Edgar Degas, 1873, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Euphiletos Painter, ca. 530 B.C., From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mihrab (Prayer Niche), A.H. 755/A.D. 1354–55, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Scenes from the Legend of Saint Vincent of Saragossa and the History of His Relics, ca. 1245–47, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Smiling Figure, Unknown, 7th–8th century, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia), 1445, From the collection of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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