Charles and Jayne Wrightsman and The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Charles and Jayne Wrightsman had a transformative impact on the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art that cannot be overstated. Their gifts of art and funding for the Museum's acquisitions reveal their eye for quality and their considerable scholarship. Extraordinary contributions include ninety-four superlative European paintings and pastels, significant drawings and prints, fashion, and rare books and bindings. Their exquisite French furniture and decorative arts, Jayne's particular passion, are displayed in the specially endowed Wrightsman Galleries.

Their magnificent legacy is explored in this feature, which will be updated periodically until a complete catalogue of every Wrightsman work in the Museum is represented.