Acquisitions of the Month: May 2022
This month’s highlights include a silver casket that may have played a part in the downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots
This month’s highlights include a silver casket that may have played a part in the downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots
A terrifically grumpy portrait of Goya and a mythical landscape by Paul Bril are among this month’s highlights
A remarkable Renaissance roundel from Mantua and a painting by Lavinia Fontana are among this month’s highlights
One of Mary Cassatt’s sensitive portraits of childhood is among this month’s highlights – along with the Trump Baby blimp
Courtroom sketches from the trials of Alfred Dreyfus and of Émile Zola are among this month’s highlights – along with a major collection of arms and armour
Canadian landscapes by Emily Carr and a major fresco by Tiepolo are among this month’s highlights
A group of Dutch drawings and a collection of pre-cinematic devices are among this month’s highlights
A portrait of an 18th-century comedienne and a long-lost manuscript by Gauguin are among this month’s highlights
A trove of newly discovered Hokusai drawings and a 17th-century ‘friendship book’ are among this month’s highlights
More than 300 photographs at MoMA and an Aboriginal shield in Adelaide are among this month's highlights
Five decades of drawings by Giuseppe Penone and a dazzling drunkard by Joaquin Sorolla are among this month’s highlights
A masterful pastel by Liotard and more than 100 scenes of New York are among this month’s highlights
Portraits of an 18th-century comedian and the ‘real’ Lydia Bennet are among this month’s highlights
A transformative gift for Cleveland Museum of Art and some metal detectorists’ finds are among this month’s highlights
One of Landseer’s earliest masterpieces and a 16th-century drug jar are among this month’s highlights
A masterpiece of Pahari painting and a pot adorned with poetry are among this month’s highlights
A late allegory by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and an early English piece of porcelain are among this month's highlights
Jayne Wrightsman’s final gift to the Met and a silver-gilt toilet service at the Louvre are among this month’s highlights
Collections of hand-drawn postcards, quilts, and 18th-century French bindings are among this month’s highlights
This month's highlights include a rock-crystal Venetian coffer and a once-lost watercolour by Rossetti