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Writer Amor Towles finds inspiration in a visit to one of his favorite places in The Met, the magical studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio. For Towles, The Met is not just one museum, but many.
You can visit the Gubbio Studiolo yourself in our European Sculpture and Decorative Arts galleries.
Learn more: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/198556
Artworks Featured:
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, ca. 1478–82. Designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439–1501 Siena), Executed under the supervision of Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439–1501 Siena), Executed in the workshop of Giuliano da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1432–1490 Naples) and Benedetto da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1442–1497 Florence). Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak, and fruitwoods in walnut base. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1939 (39.153).
The Annunciation, ca. 1465–70. Hans Memling (Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465–died 1494 Bruges). Oil on wood. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.7).
The Annunciation, ca. 1525. Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Cleve ca. 1485–1540/41 Antwerp). Oil on wood. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (32.100.60).
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Writer Amor Towles finds inspiration in a visit to one of his favorite places in The Met, the magical studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio. For Towles, The Met is not just one museum, but many.
You can visit the Gubbio Studiolo yourself in our European Sculpture and Decorative Arts galleries.
Learn more: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/198556
Artworks Featured:
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, ca. 1478–82. Designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439–1501 Siena), Executed under the supervision of Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439–1501 Siena), Executed in the workshop of Giuliano da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1432–1490 Naples) and Benedetto da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1442–1497 Florence). Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak, and fruitwoods in walnut base. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1939 (39.153).
The Annunciation, ca. 1465–70. Hans Memling (Netherlandish, Seligenstadt, active by 1465–died 1494 Bruges). Oil on wood. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.190.7).
The Annunciation, ca. 1525. Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Cleve ca. 1485–1540/41 Antwerp). Oil on wood. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (32.100.60).
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