Esta semana, develamos dos nuevos visitantes en nuestra Entrada Principal para darles la bienvenida. ✨

Estos dos monumentos mayas en piedra, del siglo VIII, conocidos como estelas, son préstamos a largo plazo de la República de Guatemala. Son representaciones en tamaño natural de influyentes gobernantes indígenas mesoamericanos, el rey K'inich Yo'nal Ahk II y la reina Ix Wak Jalam, una de las mujeres más poderosas cuyo nombre conocemos de la América antigua.

This week, we welcomed two new visitors to greet you in The Great Hall. ✨ On loan from the Republic of Guatemala, these two 8th-century Maya stelae feature representations of the Indigenous American rulers king K’inich Yo’nal Ahk II and queen Ix Wak Jalam Chan, also known as Lady Six Sky—one of the most powerful ancient American women known by name.

📣 Hats off (or in this case, on) to Met staff—we've got a major art discovery here, folks!

To the naked eye, this 1788 portrait by Jacques-Louis David presents a modern, scientifically minded couple.⁣⁣

But three years of analysis has revealed much more below the surface... Our teams in Conservation, Scientific Research, and European Paintings uncovered many things—including an enormous hat decorated with ribbons and artificial flowers worn by Madame Lavoisier.

📸 Originally published in "Heritage Science" (Springer Open), 2021.⁣

As part of our #MetAccess program, every month we invite Disabled and Deaf artists to respond to works in The Met's collection that spark their curiosity or inspiration. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣
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This month, Panteha Abareshi shares her thoughts on this series of four studies done by Rodin:⁣ "The idealized corporeal form is whole, unblemished and unbroken, and this ideal creates an othering space in which the sick and/or disabled body must exist, as the sick/disabled body is reduced to only its most malfunctioning parts." 1/5

A statement from Met leadership on the Capitol desecration:

"The attack on the United States Capitol was an act of domestic terrorism that violated our nation’s highest values." 1/12 "The actions of these treasonous rioters underscore the threat to democracy in a society where misinformation, racism, and other hateful ideologies are allowed to run rampant." 2/12

"Among the rain⁣⁣
and lights⁣⁣
I saw the figure 5⁣⁣
in gold⁣⁣
on a red⁣⁣
firetruck⁣⁣
moving⁣⁣
tense⁣⁣
unheeded⁣⁣
to gong clangs⁣⁣
siren howls⁣⁣
and wheels rumbling⁣⁣
through the dark city"⁣⁣

— William Carlos Williams Written in 1920, this poem and its imagery of a New York City fire engine rushing down the street inspired this 1928 painting by artist #CharlesDemuth, who considered it an abstract portrait of #WilliamCarlosWilliams, a close friend.

A statement from Met President and CEO Daniel H. Weiss and Met Director Max Hollein in response to recent comments about Iran: 1) “The targeting of sites of global cultural heritage is abhorrent to the collective values of our society. Our world knows precisely what is gained from protecting cultural sites, and, tragically, what is lost when destruction and chaos prevail.

How exactly do you produce an #etching? 🤔 Enjoy this jolly fun thread to see the process unfold.

Step 1: Ready your materials! ✍️ Etching is a process in which lines or areas are incised using acid into a metal plate (made of iron, copper, or zinc) in order to hold the ink. Step 2: Prepare the plate! 🖌️

To start, printmakers polish the plate to remove all scratches and imperfections from the surface.

When the surface is totally smooth, it's covered evenly with a layer of acid-resistant varnish or wax, which is called the ground.

#etching

Camp has arrived! 🎉 Join us today for a sneak peek at the highly anticipated 2019 Costume Institute exhibition, “Camp: Notes on Fashion.” #MetCamp “Camp: Notes on Fashion” explores the origins of camp’s exuberant aesthetic and how the sensibility evolved from a place of marginality to become an important influence on mainstream culture. #MetCamp

We’re tweeting from the press preview for “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” met.org/2IcjvDT #MetHeavenlyBodies #MetGala2018 #MetHeavenlyBodies features a dialogue between fashion and masterworks of medieval art in The Met collection to examine fashion’s ongoing engagement with the devotional practices and traditions of Catholicism. #MetGala