en-US© 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.Arts & Entertainment, Museumshttp://metmuseum.org/feeds/images/met_podcast_logo.jpg<a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/90001758"><img src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/dp/web-highlight/DP805437.jpg" alt="Portrait of Maria Gaet - Agnesi" /></a><br/> <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?ft=*&amp;who=Jean-Baptiste-Fran%c3%a7ois+Bosio">Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio</a><br/> <br/>Date: n.d.<br/>Medium: Brush and brown wash over graphite underdrawing.<br/>Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4in. (17.1 x 12cm)<br/>Classification: Drawings<br/>Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949<br/>Accession Number: 49.19.104<br/><br/>Information about hundreds of thousands of works of art is available in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections">Collection Database.</a><br/><br/><a href="http://metmuseum.org">Photograph Credits</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Terms and Conditions</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Privacy Policy</a><br/><br/>© 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400<a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/20014156"><img src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ap/web-highlight/ap1997.207.jpg" alt="Lilacs in a Window (Vase de Lilas a la Fenetre)" /></a><br/> <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?ft=*&amp;who=Mary+Cassatt">Mary Cassatt</a><br/> <br/>Date: ca. 1880–83<br/>Medium: Oil on canvas<br/>Dimensions: 24 3/16 x 20 1/8 in. (61.5 x 51.1 cm)<br/>Classification: Paintings<br/>Credit Line: Partial and Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 1997<br/><br/>Accession Number: 1997.207<br/><br/>Information about hundreds of thousands of works of art is available in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections">Collection Database.</a><br/><br/><a href="http://metmuseum.org">Photograph Credits</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Terms and Conditions</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Privacy Policy</a><br/><br/>© 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400<a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/110000881"><img src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ep/web-highlight/DP169640.jpg" alt="Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers)" /></a><br/> <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?ft=*&amp;who=Thomas+Gainsborough">Thomas Gainsborough</a><br/> <br/>Date: 1787<br/>Medium: Oil on canvas<br/>Dimensions: 58 1/8 x 47 3/8 in. (147.6 x 120.3 cm)<br/>Classification: Paintings<br/>Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950<br/>Accession Number: 50.145.17<br/><br/>Information about hundreds of thousands of works of art is available in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections">Collection Database.</a><br/><br/><a href="http://metmuseum.org">Photograph Credits</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Terms and Conditions</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Privacy Policy</a><br/><br/>© 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400<a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/50006461"><img src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ao/web-highlight/DP110110.jpg" alt="Turtle-Shaped Bowl (Darivonu)" /></a><br/> <br/>Date: early 19th century<br/>Geography: Fiji<br/>Culture: Fijian<br/>Medium: Wood<br/>Dimensions: W. 22 x L. 18 7/8 in. (55.9 x 48 cm)<br/>Classification: Wood-Container<br/>Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979<br/>Accession Number: 1979.206.1579<br/><br/>Information about hundreds of thousands of works of art is available in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections">Collection Database.</a><br/><br/><a href="http://metmuseum.org">Photograph Credits</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Terms and Conditions</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Privacy Policy</a><br/><br/>© 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400<a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/120013613"><img src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/es/web-highlight/SF40_20_54_img1.jpg" alt="Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), Nurse and Reformer" /></a><br/> <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?ft=*&amp;who=Luigi+Saulini">Luigi Saulini</a><br/> <br/>Date: ca. 1855–60<br/>Culture: Italian (Rome)<br/>Medium: Sardonyx<br/>Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. (2.5 x 1.9 x 0.9 cm); 25.5 x 19.5 x 9.3 mm<br/>Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems<br/>Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940<br/>Accession Number: 40.20.54<br/><br/>Information about hundreds of thousands of works of art is available in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections">Collection Database.</a><br/><br/><a href="http://metmuseum.org">Photograph Credits</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Terms and Conditions</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Privacy Policy</a><br/><br/>© 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400<a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/170009144"><img src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/md/web-highlight/DP100644.jpg" alt="Gold Solidus of Justinian I (527–65)" /></a><br/> <br/>Date: 538–565<br/>Geography: Made in, Constantinople<br/>Culture: Early Byzantine<br/>Medium: Gold<br/>Dimensions: Overall: 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 0.1 cm)<br/>Classification: Coins<br/>Credit Line: Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, 1898<br/>Accession Number: 99.35.7406<br/><br/>Information about hundreds of thousands of works of art is available in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections">Collection Database.</a><br/><br/><a href="http://metmuseum.org">Photograph Credits</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Terms and Conditions</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Privacy Policy</a><br/><br/>© 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400<a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/50012586"><img src="http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ao/web-highlight/DT5473.jpg" alt="Weather Charm (Hos)" /></a><br/> <br/>Date: late 19th–early 20th century<br/>Geography: Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Yap (?)<br/>Culture: Caroline Islands, Yap (?)<br/>Medium: Wood, stingray spines, fiber, lime<br/>Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)<br/>Classification: Wood-Sculpture<br/>Credit Line: Gift of Faith-dorian and Martin Wright Family, in memory of Douglas Newton, 2003<br/>Accession Number: 2003.243<br/><br/>Information about hundreds of thousands of works of art is available in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections">Collection Database.</a><br/><br/><a href="http://metmuseum.org">Photograph Credits</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Terms and Conditions</a> | <a href="http://metmuseum.org">Privacy Policy</a><br/><br/>© 2000–2012 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400