MASTER of FlémalleMérode Altarpiece (detail)c. 1427Oil on woodMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MASTER of FlémalleMérode Altarpiece (detail)c. 1427Oil on woodMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MASTER of FlémalleMérode Altarpiece (left wing)c. 1427Oil on wood, 64,5 x 27,3 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MASTER of FlémalleMérode Altarpiece (left wing) (detail)c. 1427Oil on wood, 64,5 x 27,3 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MASTER of FlémalleMérode Altarpiece (right wing)c. 1427Oil on wood, 64,5 x 27,3 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MASTER of FlémalleMérode Altarpiece (right wing)(detail)c. 1427Oil on wood, 64,5 x 27,3 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MASTER of FlémalleMérode Altarpiecec. 1427Oil on wood, 64 x 63 cm (central), 65 x 27 cm (each wing)Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Picture Gallery, The Masterpieces

(Part 1)

LIPPI, Fra FilippoPortrait of a Man and a Womanc. 1440Tempera on wood, 64 x 42 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

LIPPI, Fra FilippoPortrait of a Man and a Womanc. 1440Tempera on wood, 64 x 42 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

BOTTICELLI, SandroThe Annunciationc. 1485Tempera and gold on wood, 19,1 x 31,4 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

BOTTICELLI, SandroThe Annunciation (detail)c. 1485Tempera and gold on woodMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

CARAVAGGIOThe Musicians1595-96Oil on canvas, 92 x 118,5 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

CARAVAGGIOThe Musicians (detail)1595-96Oil on canvasMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

CARNEVALE, FraThe Birth of the Virgin1467Tempera and oil on wood, 145 x 96 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

CARNEVALE, FraThe Birth of the Virgin (detail)1467Tempera and oil on woodMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

EYCK, Jan vanDiptych1420-25Oil on wood transferred to canvas, 56,5 x 19,5 cm (each)Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

EYCK, Jan vanCrucifixion1420-25Oil on wood transferred to canvas, 56,5 x 19,5 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

EYCK, Jan vanLast Judgment1420-25Oil on wood transferred to canvas, 56,5 x 19,5 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

EYCK, Jan vanLast Judgment (detail)1420-25Oil on wood transferred to canvas, 56,5 x 19,5 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

HOLBEIN, Hans the YoungerPortrait of Benedikt von Hertenstein1517Paper, mounted on wood, 52,4 x 38,1 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

HOLBEIN, Hans the YoungerPortrait of Benedikt von Hertenstein (detail)1517Paper, mounted on wood, 52,4 x 38,1 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

ANGELICO, FraCrucifixion1420sTempera and gold on panel, 64 x 49 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

ANGELICO, FraCrucifixion (detail)1420sTempera and gold on panel, 64 x 49 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

LA TOUR, Georges deFortune Teller 1632-35Oil on canvas, 102 x 123,5 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

LA TOUR, Georges deFortune Teller (detail)1632-35Oil on canvas, 102 x 123,5 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MEMLING, HansPortrait of a Man at a Loggia1472-75Oil on oak panel, 40 x 29 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MEMLING, HansPortrait of a Man at a Loggia (detail)1472-75Oil on oak panel, 40 x 29 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MEMLING, HansDiptych with the Allegory of True Love 1485-90Oil on oak panelMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MEMLING, HansDiptych with the Allegory of True Love (detail)1485-90Oil on oak panelMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MEMLING, HansDiptych with the Allegory of True Love (detail)1485-90Oil on oak panelMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco deMajas on Balcony1800-14Oil on canvas, 194,8 x 125,7 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco deMajas on Balcony (detail)1800-14Oil on canvas, 194,8 x 125,7 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco deMajas on Balcony (detail)1800-14Oil on canvas, 194,8 x 125,7 cmMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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It was founded in 1870 and the present building in Central Park was opened in 1880. The museum is owned by the city, but is supported mainly by private

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Between 1880 and 1925, at a time when the major public collections in Europe were engaged in consolidation, relying largely on their purchase grants and

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The museum is rich in virtually every field of the fine and applied arts from all parts of the world and also houses one of the world's largest art libraries.

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