The Metropolitan Museum of Art *Click on the picture above to enter album!*
Saturday afternoon was spent wandering around at the Met. We only spent a couple of hours there, but we took in lots of culture and art in that short time!
Photos
We're at the Met!
We're at the Met!
Egyptian Artifacts
Egyptian Artifacts
Egyptian Artifacts
Egyptian Artifacts
Egyptian Artifacts
Egyptian Artifacts
Egyptian Artifacts
Egyptian Artifacts
An Egyptian sarcophagus
An Egyptian sarcophagus
Egyptian sarcophagi
Egyptian sarcophagi
Blurry Abby in front of the reflection pool
Blurry Abby in front of the reflection pool
The Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur
John Johnston by Peale Rembrandt
John Johnston by Peale Rembrandt
The Palace & Garden of Versailles by John Vanderlyn
The Palace & Garden of Versailles by John Vanderlyn
The Palace & Garden of Versailles by John Vanderlyn
The Palace & Garden of Versailles by John Vanderlyn
A fun lamp (Judy, they must have had Coaster way back then!)
A fun lamp (Judy, they must have had Coaster way back then!)
At the Seaside by William Merritt Chase
At the Seaside by William Merritt Chase
One of the millions of rooms full of paintings...
One of the millions of rooms full of paintings...
It's Blurry Abby again (showing how huge this painting was)
It's Blurry Abby again (showing how huge this painting was)
Jake found a computer at the Met. (No, he wasn't blogging or checking his email, believe it or not!)
Jake found a computer at the Met. (No, he wasn't blogging or checking his email, believe it or not!)
Colorful Dishes (there were rows and rows of them!)
Colorful Dishes (there were rows and rows of them!)
Landscape - Scene from 'Thanatopsis' by Asher B. Durand
Landscape - Scene from 'Thanatopsis' by Asher B. Durand
Approaching Thunder Storm by Martin Johnson Heade
Approaching Thunder Storm by Martin Johnson Heade
The Aegean Sea by Frederic Edwin Church
The Aegean Sea by Frederic Edwin Church
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
Close up of Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
Close up of Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze
Pretty Stained Glass
Pretty Stained Glass
Now the modern art...
Now the modern art...
A fine example of modern art...
A fine example of modern art...
Guitar and Clarinet on a Mantelpiece by Pablo Picasso
Guitar and Clarinet on a Mantelpiece by Pablo Picasso
Harlequin by Pablo Picasso
Harlequin by Pablo Picasso
Don't know the title of this one, but we liked it!
Don't know the title of this one, but we liked it!
Mandolin, Fruit Bowl, and Plaster Arm by Pablo Picasso
Mandolin, Fruit Bowl, and Plaster Arm by Pablo Picasso
Harlequin by Pablo Picasso
Harlequin by Pablo Picasso
Girl Reading at a Table by Pablo Picasso
Girl Reading at a Table by Pablo Picasso
Nude Standing by the Sea by Pablo Picasso
Nude Standing by the Sea by Pablo Picasso
The Dreamer by Pablo Picasso
The Dreamer by Pablo Picasso
The Accomodations of Desire by Salvador Dali
The Accomodations of Desire by Salvador Dali
Clamshell by Georgia O'Keefe
Clamshell by Georgia O'Keefe
Red, White, and Blue by Georgia O'Keefe
Red, White, and Blue by Georgia O'Keefe