#The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Candlestick (one of a pair). 1769–70. Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/203389

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1881

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Three Puppies - Japan, 18th century

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Roses are red, violets are blue... have some Valentine's Day cards, from JSTOR to you! 💌 Each card features a lovely image from Artstor on JSTOR. Images courtesy of Wellcome Collection and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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18th century indian dagger and sheath

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is this Anything ?

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Charles Ethan Porter (1847-1923) "Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)" (c. 1890) Oil on canvas Located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, United States

Porter was among the first African American artists to exhibit his work nationally and the only one to specialize in still lifes. The painting's subject—originally an African gourd brought to the New World by seventeenth-century Spaniards and cultivated by colonists—is significant. Porter chose to paint a watermelon, an earlier symbol of American abundance—and during the Civil War period one particularly associated with free Blacks—when it was increasingly defined by virulent stereotyping. By reclaiming the subject in artistic terms, Porter challenged a contemporary racist trope.

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Portions of a Ceremonial Armor | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org)

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Henri Matisse (Fr. 1869–1954)

Pansies (1903)

Oil on paper on cardboard (49 × 45 cm)

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Panel with a Griffin / Byzantine

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[Young Japanese Woman]. 1870s. Credit line: Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/288478

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flowers in art, details xx

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April is National Poetry Month, and at JSTOR, we celebrate the boundless creativity that poetry inspires across various forms of expression. 🎨 📜

This month, we highlight the seamless blend of visual art and verse, featuring stunning prints by William Blake from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's open collection. Blake's work exemplifies the powerful synergy between poetry and imagery, reminding us that words and art are profoundly interconnected.

Images: William Blake. Songs of Innocence: Spring. [1789] printed ca. 1825. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

William Blake. Songs of Experience: The Tyger. [1794] printed ca. 1825. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

William Blake. Songs of Experience: The Angel. [1794] printed ca. 1825. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

William Blake. Songs of Innocence: The Lamb. [1789] printed ca. 1825. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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via @sj.bleau

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Follower of Hieronymus Bosch - Christ's Descent into Hell, late 16th century.