This newly updated edition of the definitive guide to the MFA’s most enduring masterpieces provides an enticing introduction to a collection that circles the globe and spans thousands of years. Featuring more than 500 works of art – from Native American ceramics to European silver, Egyptian funerary arts to Warhol silkscreens, alongside world-renowned paintings and sculpture, all reproduced in vibrant colour – this guide invites readers and visitors alike to experience the surprise, delight and inspiration offered by the collections of a major museum.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Art of Collecting, Matthew Teitelbaum, Ann and Graham Gund
Director · A Brief History of the MFA, Maureen Melton, Susan Morse Hilles Director of
Libraries and Archives and Museum Historian · 1. Art of Ancient Egypt, Nubia, and the
Near East · 2. Art of the Classical World · 3. Art of Asia · 4. Art of Oceania and Africa
5. Art of the Americas · 6. Art of Europe · 7. Art of Our Times · Figure Illustrations
Index of Artists and Works
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