Casket with the Triumph of Venus

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Since the Triumph of Venus, the goddess associated with love and beauty, is depicted on the lid, dressing paraphernalia was probably stored inside this casket. Particularly vivid are the interior and the underside, where the straw, protected from dust and light, has retained its original color and lustrous quality.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.

Metropolitan Museum of Art