One of the masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is “Madame X.” The painting depicts the French femme fatale in a figure-hugging black satin dress, showing off her alabaster skin to perfection.
Met’s compilation of amazing Egyptian artworks and exhibits. So after browsing the famous paintings, we beetled over to see the Egyptian art at the Met.
Guarding the entrance to the palace stood a winged lion with a human head and five legs. Head to the Assyrian Sculpture Court, and you’ll see this magnificent lamassu.
Wander into this two-story hall with Ionic columns, flooded with natural light from the skylights above. You’ll feel like you’ve been transported back to ancient Greece or Rome!