Audio Guide
English
In Praise of Paintings: Dutch Masterpieces at The Met
The Audio Guide for this exhibition explores the enduring appeal of Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century. Hear from experts in diverse fields about how these artworks inspire them: a poet muses on still lifes and hidden truths, a cinematographer meditates on stories told with light, and a Dutch florist rearranges the fiction of floral arrangements.
5240. Introduction; Rembrandt, Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
0:00
0:00
- 5240. Introduction; Rembrandt, Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
- 5241. Emanuel De Witte, Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft
- 5242. Johannes Vermeer, Allegory of the Catholic Faith
- 5243. Gerard ter Borch the Younger, The Van Moerkerken Family
- 5244. Rembrandt, Man with a Magnifying Glass
- 5245. Jacob van Ruisdael, Wheat Fields
- 5246. Frans Post, Brazilian Landscape
- 5247. Jan Steen, The Dissolute Household
- 5248. Frans Hals, Young Man and a Woman in an Inn
- 5249. Rembrandt, Self-Portrait
- 5250. Rembrandt, Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse
- 5251. Gerard de Lairesse, Apollo and Aurora
- 5252. Rembrandt, The Toilet of Bathsheba
- 5253. Willem Claesz Heda, Still Life with Oysters, a Silver Tazza, and Glassware
- 5254. Jan Davidsz de Heem, Still Life with a Glass and Oysters
- 5255. Margareta Haverman, A Vase of Flowers
- 5256. Otto Marseus van Schrieck, Still Life with Poppy, Insects, and Reptiles
- 5257. Nicolaes Maes, Young Woman Peeling Apples
- 5258. Gerard ter Borch the Younger, Curiosity
- 5259. Johannes Vermeer, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
Playlist
We are working on making this transcript available as soon as possible.