Met News: December 2017

Happy Holidays from The Met [View in browser]( [The Met]( [Met News] [December at The Met]( Make The Metropolitan Museum of Art and its three locations—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Cloisters, and The Met Breuer—a part of your holiday traditions. Join us for jubilant performances and festive displays, and enjoy the warmth of our galleries, holiday shopping, and more. It's a soul-stirring season that should not be missed. [See The Met Holiday Guide →]( [The Gift of Membership]( Searching for the perfect present for the art lover in your life? Gift them a Membership to The Met. [Give a Membership →]( [Discover Our Gift Guide]( [Shop Now →]( [Inside The Met]( [Collection Insights: A New Way of Looking]( Carrie Rebora Barratt, deputy director for collections and administration, welcomes readers to [Collection Insights]( the Museum's new blog in which voices from across the Museum will offer their perspectives about The Met collection. [Read Now →]( [Curator Conversation: Reflecting on War through Art with Jennifer Farrell]( Digital Managing Editor Michael Cirigliano takes a tour of [World War I and the Visual Arts]( with Associate Curator Jennifer Farrell to discuss the wide range of artists and artistic approaches represented in the exhibition. [Read Now →]( [Conserving Michelangelo]( Watch a video showing the conservation of a Michelangelo drawing on loan from Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford, in preparation for the current exhibition [Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer](. [Watch Now →]( [Not Rodin: Misattributed Drawings in The Met Collection]( Assistant Curator Ashley Dunn examines drawings that were discovered to be misattributed to Auguste Rodin during the curation of [Rodin at The Met](. [Read Now →]( [MetCollects—Episode 10 / 2017: Famous Women Album]( "How does a woman represent herself?" Joseph Scheier-Dolberg on Cao Zhenxiu and Gai Qi's [Famous Women]( album. [Watch Now →]( [The Artist Project: Christopher Noey in Conversation with Walton Ford and Nina Katchadourian]( Author Christopher Noey converses with artists Walton Ford and Nina Katchadourian about [The Artist Project]( a new book based on the [online series](. [Read Now →]( [Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725–1805)]( Greuze, the son of a roofer, was born in Tournus, a small town in Burgundy. His upbringing was modest. He first studied painting in Lyon and later in Paris, where in 1755, after further training with Charles Joseph Natoire, he applied for preliminary membership in the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. [Read Essay →]( [Exhibition Highlights]( [David Hockney]( JUST OPENED Through February 25, 2018 The Met Fifth Avenue [Leonardo to Matisse: Master Drawings from the Robert Lehman Collection]( Through January 7, 2018 The Met Fifth Avenue [Rodin at The Met]( Through January 15, 2018 The Met Fifth Avenue [Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed]( Through February 4, 2018 The Met Breuer [Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer]( Through February 12, 2018 The Met Fifth Avenue [See all current exhibitions →]( [Events and Programs]( [The Little Match Girl Passion, Observed]( METLIVEARTS Friday, December 22, 7 pm The Met Fifth Avenue Tickets start at $65; includes Museum admission during open hours, [Bring the Kids for $1]( (ages 7–16) In this edition of the Pulitzer Prize–winning holiday classic by David Lang, the emphasis is on the Passion aspect of the work: the audience is the congregation and is invited to participate in the performance, contributing interstitial hymns and songs that are familiar to all, and that bind us as a community. [Buy Tickets →]( [New York Baroque Incorporated: Baroque Holiday Music and Dance]( METLIVEARTS Wednesday, December 20, 7 pm The Met Fifth Avenue Tickets start at $65; includes Museum admission during open hours, [Bring the Kids for $1]( (ages 7–16) Grammy-winning early music specialist and string player Robert Mealy leads the young and vibrant historical performance ensemble New York Baroque Incorporated for a dance program featuring suites by Rameau, Lully, Purcell, and Handel. Two great Baroque dancers, Caroline Copeland and Carlos Fittante, take center stage. [Buy Tickets →]( [Dining at The Met]( [Michelangelo-Inspired Menus]( Join us in celebrating [Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer]( by sampling menus inspired by "The Divine One." Enjoy lunch in the [Petrie Court Café]( dinner in [The Dining Room]( or appetizers and cocktails in [The Great Hall Balcony Bar](. [Warm Up in The Balcony Café]( At The Balcony Café overlooking the Great Hall, enjoy winter favorites such as seasonal gelato or hearty, house-made soups. The café is also the perfect spot to warm up in after the walk through Central Park—choose an illy espresso beverage or cup of hot chocolate. [Learn more →]( [Holiday Sculptures]( Winter holiday scenes sculpted in sugar and fondant by James Beard Award–winning Pastry Chef Randy Eastman will be on display outside the [Cafeteria]( and in [The Dining Room](. On view through January 6, 2018. [Support The Met]( Help us bring life to art, and art to lives. Your contribution ensures essential support for conservation, scientific research, public programs, and so much more. [Donate Today →]( [The Met Fifth Avenue]( 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 [The Met Cloisters]( 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040 [The Met Breuer]( 945 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 [metmuseum.org]( [Manage Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( For more information about the exhibitions, including sponsorship credits, see [World War I and the Visual Arts]( [Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer]( [Rodin at The Met]( [David Hockney]( [Leonardo to Matisse: Master Drawings from the Robert Lehman Collection]( and [Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed](. [MetCollects]( is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The [Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History]( is funded by the Heilbrunn Foundation, New Tamarind Foundation, and Zodiac Fund. Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000 years of world art. [Donate now.]( Comments are welcome at [metmuseum_newsletter@metmuseum.org](mailto:MetMuseum_Newsletter@metmuseum.org). Images: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). [Spring (Le Printemps)]( 1882–88. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966 (66.686.2). | Ernest Durig (French, 1894–1962). [Forged drawing related to Rodin's Le Printemps](. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Miss Doris Meltzer, 1960 (60.680) | Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (French [born Switzerland], 1859–1923). [Winter: Cat on a Cushion]( 1909. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950 (50.616.9) | Portraits of Nina Katchadourian and Walton Ford from [The Artist Project](. Photos by Jackie Neale | Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris). [Broken Eggs]( (detail), 1756. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920. (20.155.8) | David Hockney (British, b. 1937). A Bigger Splash (detail), 1967. Tate, purchased 1981. © David Hockney. Photo © Tate, London, 2017 | Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867). [Study for "Raphael and the Fornarina"]( (detail), ca. 1814. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.646) | Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). [Orpheus and Eurydice]( (detail), modeled probably before 1887, carved 1893. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Thomas F. Ryan, 1910 (10.63.2). | Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944). Self-Portrait between the Clock and the Bed (detail), 1940–43. Munch Museum, Oslo, (MM M23). © 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo © Munch Museum | Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564). Studies for the Three Labors of Hercules (detail), ca. 1530. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017, [www.royalcollection.org.uk](. | James Rosenquist (American, 1933–2017). [Gift Wrapped Doll #16]( (detail), 1992. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1993 (1993.340.1) | New York Baroque Incorporated