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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 30, no. 2 (October–November, 1971)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 2

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 30, no. 2 (October–November, 1971)

Various authors

1971

48 pages

8.5. x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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Table of contents

About the authors

"Introduction"
Thomas Hoving

"For the Love of Leda"
James David Draper

"Exhibitions"

New European Paintings Galleries
Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland
Josef Albers
Albrecht Dürer
In Quest of Comfort: The Easy Chair in America

"Pleasing Eye & Ear Alike"
Emanuel Winternitz

"Hacilar Ladies: Old and New"
Oscar White Muscarella

"A Sculpture by Agnolo di Polo"
John Goldsmith Phillips

"Outstanding Recent Accessions"

Met Art in Publication

Sesando, Bamboo, teak wood, palm (Borassus flabellifera), wire, Javanese (Timorese) — Sesando
Javanese (Timorese)
late 19th century

Virginal, Wood, parchment, ivory, paint, Italian — Virginal
Italian
1540

Leda and the Swan, Michel Anguier French, Limestone (pierre de Tonnerre), French — Leda and the Swan
Michel Anguier
1654

Amphitrite, Michel Anguier French, Bronze, French — Amphitrite
Michel Anguier
18th–19th century cast

Neptune, Michel Anguier French, Bronze, French — Neptune
Michel Anguier
18th–19th century cast

The Four Horsemen, from "The Apocalypse", Albrecht Dürer German, Woodcut — The Four Horsemen, from "The Apocalypse"
Albrecht Dürer
1498

Easy Chair, Walnut, red oak, yellow pine, ash, maple, tulip poplar, American — Easy Chair
American
1760–90

Easy Chair, Caleb Gardner Jr. American, Walnut, maple; wool on linen ground (front panel), wool and silk on linen ground (back panel), silk and cotton tape, silk and wool tape, American — Easy Chair
Caleb Gardner Jr.
1758

Small Sitar, Wood, gourd, string, paint, Indian — Small Sitar
Indian
late 19th–early 20th century

Esrāj, wood, gourd, polychrome, Indian — Esrāj
Indian
late 19th–early 20th century

Taūs (mayuri), Wood, parchment, metal, feathers, Indian — Taūs (mayuri)
Indian
19th century

Seven String Bass Viol, Nicolas Bertrand French, Maple, spruce, French — Seven String Bass Viol
Nicolas Bertrand
1720

Treble Viol, Wood, German — Treble Viol
German
19th century

Quinton in Viol Form, Wood, French or German — Quinton in Viol Form
French or German
mid to late 18th century

Treble Viol, Jean Ouvrard French, Wood, French — Treble Viol
Jean Ouvrard
1726

Lyra Viol, Wood, Italian — Lyra Viol
Italian
17th century

Viola da Braccio, Spruce and bird's-eye maple, German — Viola da Braccio
German
mid-18th century

Trompe de Chasse in C, Joseph Raoux French, Brass, French — Trompe de Chasse in C
Joseph Raoux
1759–69

Cornet-trompe in D, Alphonse (Antoine) Sax Belgian, Brass, French — Cornet-trompe in D
Alphonse (Antoine) Sax
ca. 1862

Orchestral Horn, Unknown , for sale by Carl Gottfried Glier and Sons, brass, German — Orchestral Horn
Unknown
ca. 1830

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