The Metropolitan Museum of Art-Harry N. Abrams

Introduction The next time you go to a museum, play the Can You Find It? game. You'll need a partner. Together, stand in front of a painting. One of you should find the details and say, "I see a man who looks like a rock," and the other should look for the man who looks like a rock—or...

H I ere are thirteen paintings from the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art that tell stories, hold surprises, and beckon the youngest readers to look again and again at each work of art. Every painting in this book shows a different outdoor scene that contains colorful details to...

ForewordOne of the most popular attractions at The Cloisters, which houses part of the Metropolitan Museum's splendid collection of medieval European art, is a series of tapestries depicting the hunt of the fabled unicorn. Visitors from all over the world have traveled to The Cloisters, some of...