Why Study Art from the Past? | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.95, 96) Art from the past holds clues to life in the past. By looking at a work of art’s symbolism, colors, and materials, we can learn about the culture that produced it. For example, the two portraits above are full of symbolism referring to virtues of an ideal …

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