An important, elaborately carved Roman urn of the first-early second century A.D.—one of the finest porphyry vessels to have survived from classical antiquity—has been acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The acquisition was made possible in part thanks to a challenge grant from Metropolitan Museum Trustee Mary Jaharis. Thomas […]
Month: July 2014
THE MORGAN LIBRARY M– USEUM RECEIVES HIGHLY IMPORTANT GIFT FROM THE ESTATE OF ROY LICHTENSTEIN, New York, NY,
The Morgan Library & Museum announced today that it has received a major gift from the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997), including twenty-one sketchbooks by the renowned artist, two of his early drawings, and several original drawings by artists who were part of his circle. The works were given to […]