Maxwell K. Hearn, Douglas Dillon Curator in Charge of the Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art delivers the Keynote Address “East Asia and the Encyclopedic Art Museum: Chinese and Japanese Art at the Metropolitan Museum” for the symposium ‘The Dragon and the Chrysanthemum: Collecting Chinese and Japanese Art in America’ organized by the Center for the History of Collecting at The Frick Collection, March 15-16, 2012.
Classical: What Does it Mean in Art and Life?
By Alexandra York We start by identifying that the English term “classical” finds its etymological roots in the Latin adjective classicus which referred to the highest class of Ancient Roman citizens. “Classic” also denoted the Romans’ adoration of all Read more