The Samuel Hart Room, originally in Ipswich, Massachusetts, dates to about sixteen eighty. The room has white plaster walls with large ancient pieces of dark wood. It has very little light and very low ceilings. The room was used for cooking, eating and sleeping.
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH:
One area of the American Wing contains thousands of objects in storage. In most museums, storage areas are not open to the public. But here, the many objects are stored behind glass so the public can explore the Met’s rich collection of historical objects.
Some paintings that are part of the American Wing tell about important historical events. One of these is “Washington Crossing the Delaware” painted by Emanuel Leutze in eighteen fifty-one. It shows George Washington and his soldiers during an important event of the American Revolution.
STEVE EMBER:
Others are portraits of individuals. John Singer Sargent’s painting known as “Madame X” was disputed when it was shown in eighteen eighty-four. The painting is of a wealthy American woman who lived in France. She was famous for her beauty. Madame Pierre Gautreau is wearing a low-cut black dress that shows off her pale skin. Mr. Sargent considered this his best work.
One unusual painting finished in eighteen nineteen takes up a whole room. Artist John Vanderlyn created a panoramic painting of the gardens and palace of Versailles in France. The painting hangs in a circular room and completely surrounds visitors standing in the middle of the space. The circular painting was first shown in a circular building in downtown New York.
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