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When The Met was founded in 1870, it owned not a single work of art. Through the combined efforts of generations of curators, researchers, and collectors, our collection has grown to represent more than 5,000 years of art from across the globe—from the first cities of the ancient world to the works of our time. Collection Highlights Browse collection highlights selected by curators from the Museum's seventeen curatorial departments. Open Access Artworks Enjoy more than 406,000 hi-res images of public-domain works from the collection that can be downloaded, shared, and remixed without restriction. Greek and Roman Art at The Met Discover Greek and Roman art in all of its complexity and resonance, with more than 17,000 art objects spanning six millennia. Ellsworth Kelly Enjoy the simple shapes and bold colors of the American artist Ellsworth Kelly, whose career spanned nearly seventy years. Charles Sheeler Photographs Netsuke MetCollects Timeline of Art History Protecting Cultural Heritage

History of Art: Origins, Evolution of Visual Arts History of Iron Age Art and Classical Antiquity (c.1500-200 BCE) The Iron Age saw a huge growth in artistic activity, especially in Greece and around the eastern Mediterranean. It coincided with the rise of Hellenic (Greek-influenced) culture. Mycenean Art (c.1500-1100 BCE) Although Mycenae was an independent Greek city in the Greek Peloponnese, the term "Mycenean" culture is sometimes used to describe early Greek art as a whole during the late Bronze Age. Ancient Greek Art (c.1100-100 BCE) Ancient Greek art is traditionally divided into the following periods: (1) the Dark Ages (c.1100-900 BCE). (2) The Geometric Period (c.900-700 BCE). (3) The Oriental-Style Period (c.700-625 BCE). (4) The Archaic Period (c.625-500 BCE). (5) The Classical Period (c.500-323 BCE). (6) The Hellenistic Period (c.323-100 BCE). Like all craftsmen of the Mediterranean area, the ancient Greeks borrowed a number of important artistic techniques from their neighbours and trading partners. Greek Pottery Architecture

Top 20 Articles / All Time We’ve run the numbers and these are the top articles ever to appear on Colossal. These lists are not meant as a ranking of what we think is the “best,” but are rather a gauge of overall interest around the web based on traffic. Updated periodically. See also: Top Articles in 2013 | Top Articles in 2012 | Top Articles in 2011 1. Artist Scott Weaver spent over thirty years building this incredible kinetic sculpture of San Francisco using toothpicks. 2. Yayoi Kusama’s legendary installation, Obliteration Room, where thousands of children were given stickers and unbridled freedom in a stark white room. 3. Guy Laramee carves sweeping landscapes and architectural structures from stacks of old books. 4. Magnificent pools of three-dimensional goldfish painted layer-by-layer in resin by Riusuke Fukahori. 5. 6. Using strategically suspended translucent materials and other objects, artist Rashad Alakbarov paints using shadows and light. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.