New York City: The Met
Me waiting for The Met to open on a perfect summer morning. The spacious entry hall allows to walk up into the world of Art. [ Read Part One ] I’ve never been to a museum like The Met. I mean, of course, the National Art Gallery in DC and the Chicago Art Institute are equal to it in terms of their number of truly great works of Art. The Tate in London and the Louvre in Paris might even exceed it in some ways. But for sheer bulk of extraordinary art...my mind was gradually blown. Ten Rembrandts, six Sargents, five Vermeers, three El Grecos, at least a half dozen van Goghs...the museum was relentless and not just showing you masterpiece works of art but also giving you an enormous portion of very specific brilliant artists. Jennifer and I especially loved seeing Sargent’s Madam X , one of our shared favorite paintings. Beyond that there was the vastness and depth of it all. Whatever period or subject matter you chose there were rooms and rooms filled with exactly what yo...
