The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volumes 3-4Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1908 New ser. v. 6-29 include 77th-100th Annual report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1946-1969-70 (previously and subsequently published separately). |
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Page 145 - Of Adam's first wife, Lilith, it is told (The witch he loved before the gift of Eve,) That, ere the snake's, her sweet tongue could deceive, And her enchanted hair was the first gold. And still she sits, young while the earth is old, And, subtly of herself contemplative, Draws men to watch the bright web she can weave, Till heart and body and life are in its hold. The rose and poppy are her flowers; for where Is he not found, O Lilith, whom shed scent And soft-shed kisses and soft sleep shall snare?...
Page 145 - ... gold. And still she sits, young while the earth is old, And, subtly of herself contemplative, Draws men to watch the bright web she can weave, Till heart and body and life are in its hold. The rose and poppy are her flowers ; for where Is he not found, O Lilith, whom shed scent And soft-shed kisses and soft sleep shall snare ? Lo ! as that youth's eyes burned at thine, so went Thy spell through him, and left his straight neck bent And round his heart one strangling golden hair.
Page 82 - York, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining in said city a museum and library of art, of encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts, and the application of arts to manufacture and practical life, of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and, to that end, of furnishing popular instruction and recreation.
Page 145 - Lilith, the first wife of Adam. Beware of her fair hair, for she excels All women in the magic of her locks ; And when she winds them round a young man's neck, She will not ever set him free again.
Page 183 - ... and directly facing the entrance, once stood the celebrated peacock throne, the most gorgeous example of its class that perhaps even the East could ever boast of.
Page 182 - This hall, which is 375 feet in length over all, has very much the effect of the nave of a gigantic Gothic cathedral, and forms the noblest entrance known to belong to any existing palace.
Page 39 - The tentative lists of some of the bestknown American painters and sculptors who either are not at all or are not adequately represented in our collections have been corrected to date and are included in an appendix to this report.
Page 228 - The shaft, which at the base measures in breadth 2y% feet, and in thickness 1 foot 9 inches, diminishes slightly in its ascent, and is divided upon its various sides by twisted bands into compartments, each of which contains either sculptured figures or tracery of very intricate design, or animals, probably symbolical. The figures and other carvings retain much of their original form and beauty of execution.
Page 106 - The will made bequests of $250,000 each to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, and the New York University.
Page 192 - Institute, constant in his attendance at the meetings of the Board of Trustees, and...