All week we’ve been posting examples of some of our favorite fabric arts in preparation for our Raw Fibers P Credit class for DOE teachers, which starts April 9th. Today our fabric arts come courtesy of MFTA donor the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Detail from "A Maid Asleep" ca 1656-7 by Johannes Vermeer. Oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Detail from "Between Earth and Heaven" 2006 by El Anatsui. Aluminum and copper wire. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Detail of "The Second Three Ages of Man" or "Summer" from "The Twelve Ages of Man" ca. 1488-1541, possibly after a design by the workshop of Bernard van Orley. Wool and silk tapestry. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The entire tapestry (from the "Bulletin" of the Metropolitan Museum)
Materials for the Arts 