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Discover the treasures of The Met! The METsky bot brings you stunning public-domain artworks from the Met Museum’s vast collection curated over 151 years—thanks to their open access initiative. New post every 3rd hour. Not affiliated with The Met.

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2h

Man in a Beret, by Rembrandt
Class: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437408

Man in a Beret, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 9h

Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, first edition printed in 1633, by Hu Zhengyan
Class: Prints
Culture: China
Medium: Individual leaf from a printed book; ink and color on paper
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/63435

Page from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 14h

Temple Guardian (Nio, one of a pair), early 14th century
Class: Sculpture
Culture: Japan
Medium: Wood
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/62367

Temple Guardian (Nio, one of a pair), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 17h

Picture of the Temporary Lodgings of the New Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter at Ryōgoku (Shin Yoshiwara Karitaku Ryogoku no zu), 1784, by Kitagawa Utamaro
Class: Prints
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37183

Picture of the Temporary Lodgings of the New Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter at Ryōgoku (Shin Yoshiwara Karitaku Ryogoku no zu), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 21h

Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), 490–480 BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/670481

Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 23h

Animal Head Ornament, before 16th century
Class: Shell-Ornaments
Culture: Mexican
Medium: Shell
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313083

Animal Head Ornament, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Serpent in C, ca. 1840, by Thomas Key
Class: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
Culture: British
Medium: Wood, leather, fabric, brass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/502206

Serpent in C, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Terracotta fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), 460–450 BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/718656

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), late 6th century BCE
Class: Vases
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/749935

Terracotta fragment of a column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Bonnet, ca. 1870
Culture: British
Medium: silk, feathers, cotton, linen
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/156990

Bonnet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Actress standing with arms above head, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co., 1889, by William S. Kimball & Company
Class: Photographs
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/715855

Actress standing with arms above head, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Bowl with ox, tiger, and lion, late 18th century
Class: Ceramics
Culture: China
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/48438

Bowl with ox, tiger, and lion, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Double Capital, 1450–1500
Class: Sculpture-Architectural
Culture: French
Medium: St. Béat marble
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/473462

Double Capital, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 1d

Fragment, early 19th century
Class: Textiles-Laces
Medium: Bobbin lace
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/212914

Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Piece, 18th–19th century
Class: Textiles-Woven
Culture: Japan
Medium: Silk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/67238

Piece, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Femme de Canton, 1870s, by Raimund von Stillfried
Class: Photographs
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative with applied color
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/288519

Femme de Canton, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Hobnail Cruet, after 1886, by Hobbs, Brockunier and Company
Culture: American
Medium: Pressed cranberry, opalescent and colorless glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/2755

Hobnail Cruet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Piece, 18th–19th century
Class: Textiles-Woven
Culture: Japan
Medium: Silk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/66680

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Stucco Fragment, probably 8th–12th century
Class: Stucco
Medium: Stucco; carved
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/742132

Stucco Fragment, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Covered Cup, ca. 1500
Class: Metalwork-Copper
Culture: German
Medium: Copper-gilt, maple wood, champleve enamel
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464343

Covered Cup, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 2d

Vase (part of a garniture), ca. 1780–90, by Fürstenberg Porcelain Manufactory
Class: Ceramics-Porcelain
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/187856

Vase (part of a garniture), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d

Card Number 27, Nellie Harding, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes, 1880s, by W. Duke, Sons & Co.
Class: Photographs
Medium: Albumen photograph
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/647881

Card Number 27, Nellie Harding, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d

Lamp, 2nd–6th century
Class: Ceramics
Medium: Earthenware
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/444794

Lamp, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d

Thomas of Villanova, Archbishop of Valencia Distributing Alms to the Poor, ca. 1620–45, by Pedro Orrente
Class: Drawings
Medium: Brush and red wash over black chalk
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336202

Thomas of Villanova, Archbishop of Valencia Distributing Alms to the Poor, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

METsky 🏛️ @metsky.bsky.social · 3d

Border, early 18th century
Class: Textiles-Laces
Medium: Bobbin lace, Milanese lace
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/222767

Border, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY