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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
Art at the Met in New York City
Hello and welcome back to the Art Collectors’ guild video Blog. Play the video above, or join me via text and photos:
We are in NYC at the Metropolitan Museum of Art located at 5th Ave and 82 St.
The Met is a repository of great art of the world’s cultures throughout the millennia.
This time we will be visiting the newly reopened Greek and Roman Galleries.
They are located in the former site of the Met’s dining room which has now been transformed into this skylighted and breathtaking Greco Roman courtyard.
There are marble and bronze sculptures glorifying the human form whether portrayed as humans or as dieties.
Let’s look at one of these exquisite marbles.
Here is Dionysus, the Greek God of wine, intoxication and pleasure.
This Roman statue was created about 2000 years ago and was based upon an earlier Greek work from the 4th century BCE. There was some restoration to the arms and legs in the 18th century by the Italian sculptor, Pacetti.
Dionysus is represented as a young god and we recognize him because he has a wreath of grapes leaves in his hair…….and wears mantle of panther skins over his a kyton. A kyton was a short Greek robe.
When you look at from behind, you can see the claws of the panther hanging behind him.
And the high sandals he wears are topped with animal heads on their flaps.
He is standing beside a small, young maiden, placed atop a rock to give her more height, she is meant to personify Hope.
But, she was really a necessary device for the sculptor. Put there to support the enormous weight of his outstretched arm.
And as this was Dionysus the God of intoxication, he probably would have been holding a cup of wine in his raised hand.
Look how the sculptor defines the various layers and lines of their clothing. You can see the see the forms and weight of the bodies beneath these draperies. Look at the various layers of fabric moving between vertical pleats and a strong counterpoint diagonal of the mantle, it moves our eyes to the horizontal cloth which drapes over the maiden’s hair.
Look at the genius of the artist. We are not looking at ephemeral fabrics but solid marble, one nature’s of the strongest stones.
This beautiful Roman sculpture of Dionysus is only one of the many exquisite works in The Metropolitan Museums Greek and Roman collection. 
And when we look at these collections at night, with the illuminations they take on an almost magical feeling and transport us back over 2000 years.
We’ll have to come back and see some others on future visits.
So, I invite you join us again for the next Art Collectors Guild video blog at artcollectorsguild.com
And remember, Art is Forever.
Thank you
Monday, May 7th, 2007
Welcome to the Art Collectors’ Guild
Hi and welcome. We are proud to announce the official launch of the Art Collectors’ Guild club and website.
The Guild is a club for collectors of fine, high quality framed artwork.
We have worked with artists both here and abroad, in the ateliers and workshops in the leading centers of printmaking. We have also been involved in joint marketing ventures with book, magazine and print publications. Management of The Art Collectors’ Guild brings to the club a level of expertise and knowledge developed over the years that would be difficult to duplicate.
Our artwork is of the highest standards and can grace and enhance any setting. Each of these impressive works of art (up to 30” x 40”) comes delivered in an exquisite, carved wood frame, ready to hang, including the hook and nail. The Guild has strived to create a “Wow” experience for our members, right out of the box. We invite you to share this experience, starting in the gallery.
We at the Guild will always bring our members outstanding works of art. They are on the walls of the great museums and leading private collections, beloved for generations. Each image is strictly licensed and The Art Collectors’ Guild is authorized to reproduce these exceptional works of art. We take great care to choose the finest imagery. The process is time consuming, and therefore, selections are limited exclusively to our club members. In the future, in addition to classical works of art, we plan to offer our members editions created by contemporary artists.
With this blog we will keep our members and guests updated on The Art Collectors’ Guild and it will be our forum to share our knowledge and experiences. We hope that you will find it informative and inspirational. Future posts will include text, photos, and even video, sharing our passions for art and the art community at large. We certainly welcome our members to share photos and stories as well. If you have any feedback for the Guild - please tell us what you like, or what you would like to see in the future here or by emailing us at info@artcollectorsguild.com.
If you’re interested in seeing how our artwork looks in actual homes, please visit our page on curbly, a community for home owners and decorators. We also encourage you to submit photos of your Art Collectors’ Guild artwork.
And remember, “Art is Forever™”.
As Ever,
Karen