The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vincent van Gogh
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)
1887
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vincent van Gogh, 1887. Oil on canvas.
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
- Region
- North America
- Tier
- ESSENTIAL
- Collection focus
- Global art across 5,000 years; European paintings, American art, ancient art, Asian art, Islamic art, decorative arts, costume
About
Founded in 1870 and housed on Fifth Avenue behind Richard Morris Hunt's Beaux-Arts facade, The Met is among the world's great encyclopedic museums, spanning 5,000 years from ancient Egypt and the Near East to European painting, the American Wing, the Costume Institute and modern and contemporary art.
Why visit
An encyclopedic museum where a single visit can move from ancient objects to European painting, American art, fashion, and material culture.
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Collection highlights
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Claude Monet
Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies
1899
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Claude Monet, 1899. Oil on canvas.
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Johannes Vermeer
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
ca. 1662
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1662. Oil on canvas.
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
1653
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653. Oil on canvas.
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Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
The Musicians
1597
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi), 1597. Oil on canvas.
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Jacques Louis David
The Death of Socrates
1787
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Jacques Louis David, 1787. Oil on canvas.
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Vincent van Gogh
Wheat Field with Cypresses
1889
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vincent van Gogh, 1889. Oil on canvas.
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Emanuel Leutze
Washington Crossing the Delaware
1851
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Emanuel Leutze, 1851. Oil on canvas.
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Harvesters
1565
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565. Oil on wood.
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John Singer Sargent
Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)
1883–84
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent, 1883–84. Oil on canvas.
Works in the collection
- Vincent van GoghSelf-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler) →1887Oil on canvas
- Claude MonetBridge over a Pond of Water Lilies →1899Oil on canvas
- Johannes VermeerYoung Woman with a Water Pitcher →ca. 1662Oil on canvas
- Rembrandt van RijnAristotle with a Bust of Homer →1653Oil on canvas
- Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)The Musicians →1597Oil on canvas
- Jacques Louis DavidThe Death of Socrates →1787Oil on canvas
- Vincent van GoghWheat Field with Cypresses →1889Oil on canvas
- Emanuel LeutzeWashington Crossing the Delaware →1851Oil on canvas
- Pieter Bruegel the ElderThe Harvesters →1565Oil on wood
- John Singer SargentMadame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) →1883–84Oil on canvas