Thursday, December 17, 2009

Images from The Met

Today was the Metropolitan Museum day.  This is one of the largest art museums in the world, and there's more in it than can possibly be seen in a day's time.  This is from the Egyptian exhibit.  There were a bunch of these statues, and they're larger than life size.




This is a square grand piano from 1902, and it's the most ornate one I've ever seen.  The keys are mother-of-pearl.



An Andy Warhol painting of Mao.  You can get a sense of scale from the woman who walked into the picture just as I was taking it.



Three suits of armor for knights and their horses.  It all looks very heavy and cumbersome.








































This circle of mirrors is about 10 feet tall and has a very strange effect n your vision as you walk up to it.








































Kathy giving me the eye as she's calling Joe to find out where he is in the museum.  She and I were worn out and ready to leave.








































The ceiling in the grand entry of the museum.  It's a very, very large space.


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