A list of all the works which Sister Wendy features in the program on The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Aristotle with a Bust of Homer Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn, Dutch (1606-1669) 1653 Oil on canvas 56 1/2 x 53 3/4 in. (143.5 x 136.5 cm) Purchased with special contributions and funds given or bequeathed by friends of the Museum Acquired in 1961 The Temple of Dendur Egyptian; Nubia, Dendur c. 15 B.C.; Roman period Sandstone Length from gate to rear of temple 82 ft. (24 m 60 cm) Given to the United States by Egypt in 1965, awarded to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967 Acquired in 1967 Fragmentary Head of a Queen 1352-1336 B.C. 18th dynasty, reign of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten; Egyptian, New Kingdom Yellow jasper Height 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift Acquired in 1926 Kouros (Statue of a Youth) Archaic Greek, Attic c. 590-580 B.C. Naxian marble Height without plinth 76 in. (193 cm) Fletcher Fund Acquired in 1932 Grave Stele of a youth and a little girl with a finial in the form of a sphinx Archaic Greek, Attic c. 530 B.C. Pentelic marble 13 ft. 11 in. (4.2 meters) Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911, Rogers Fund, 1921, Munsey Funds, 1936, 1938, and Anonymous Gift, 1951 Tughra (calligraphic emblem) of Suleyman the Magnificent, Sultan of Turkey, from an imperial edict Turkish, Istanbul Mid-16th century, Ottoman period Gouache and gold leaf on paper 20 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (52.1 x 64.5 cm) Rogers Fund Acquired in 1938 Mihrab Iranian c. 1354 Composite body, glazes, sawed to shape, and assembled in mosaic 11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. (3.4 x 2.9 meters) Harris Brisbane Dick Fund Acquired in 1939 Page from the Koran, in Maghribi script North African, Islamic c. 1300 Ink, colors, and gold on parchment 21 x 22 in. (53.3 x 55.9 cm) Rogers Fund Acquired in 1942 Mezzetin Jean Antoine Watteau, French (1684-1721) 1717-1719 Oil on canvas 21 3/4 x 17 in. (55.2 x 43.2 cm) Munsey Fund Acquired in 1934 Columbine (Commedia Del 'Arte Figure) Franz Anton Bustelli, German (1723-1763) c. 1757 For Nymphenburg porcelain factory, Germany Hard-paste porcelain Height: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm) Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson Acquired in 1950 Donna Martina, Pantaloon, and Lucinda (Commedia Del 'Arte Figures) Franz Anton Bustelli, German (1723-1763) c. 1760 For Nymphenburg porcelain factory, Germany Hard-paste porcelain Height: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm), and 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm) respectively The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer Acquired in 1973 Harlequin and Columbine (Commedia Del 'Arte Figures) Franz Anton Bustelli, German (1723-1763) c. 1760 For Nymphenburg porcelain factory, Germany Hard-paste porcelain Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm), 7 7/8 in. (20 cm) The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer Acquired in 1973 The Rape of Persephone Gaspero Bruschi, Italian (c. 1701-1780) c. 1750 For Doccia porcelain factory, Florence, Italy, after a model by Giovanni Battista Foggini, Italian (1652-1725) Hard-paste porcelain Height: 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm) Purchase, gift of Irwin Untermyer, by exchange Acquired in 1997 Ugolino and His Sons Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French (1827-1875) 1865-1867 Saint-Béat marble Height: 77 in. (195.6 cm) Purchase, the Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation, Inc., and the Charles Ulrich and Josephine Bay Foundation, Inc., gifts Acquired in 1967 Bis Poles Asmat people; Oceanic, Irian Jaya (New Guinea), between the Asewetsj and Siretsj rivers 20th century Wood, lime, charcoal, ocher, and fiber 18 ft. (548.6 cm) The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller Acquired in 1979 The Mountain Balthus, French (1908- ) 1937 Oil on canvas 98 x 144 in. (248.9 x 365.8 cm) Purchase, Gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Nate B. Spingold and Nathan Cummings, Rogers Fund and the Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Fund, by exchange, and the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund Acquired in 1982 Aquamanile: Aristotle and Phyllis French, Meuse Valley c. 1400 Mosan metalwork, bronze Height: 13 1/4 in. (33.5 cm) Robert Lehman Collection Acquired in 1975 Triptych with the Annunciation Robert Campin, Netherlandish (c. 1373-1444) c. 1425 Oil on wood Central panel 25 1/4 x 24 7/8 in. (64.1 x 63.2 cm), each wing 25 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. (64.5 x 27.3 cm) The Cloisters Collection Acquired in 1956 The Cloisters Cross English, probably made in Bury St. Edmunds 12th century Walrus ivory with traces of polychromy 22 5/8 x 14 1/4 in. (57.5 x 36.2 cm) The Cloisters Collection Acquired in 1963 Juan de Pareja Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Spanish (1599-1660) c. 1650 Oil on canvas 32 x 27 1/2 in. (81.3 x 69.9 cm) Fletcher Fund, Rogers Fund, and Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), by exchange, supplemented by gifts from friends of the Museum Acquired in 1971 Royal Statuary of Hatshepsut 18th dynasty Egyptian, Thebes Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Metropolitan Museum of Art Excavations Acquired in 1998 Young Woman Drawing Marie-Denise Villers, French (1774-1821) 1801 Oil on canvas 63 1/2 x 50 5/8 in. (161.3 x 128.6 cm) Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Fletcher Collection, Bequest of Isaac D. Fletcher Acquired in 1917 The Horse Fair Rosa Bonheur, French (1822-1899) 1853-1855 Oil on canvas 96 1/4 x 199 1/2 in. (244.5 x 506.7 cm) Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt Acquired in 1887 The Harvesters Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish (c. 1530-1569) 1565 Oil on wood 46 1/2 x 63 1/4 in. (118 x 160.7 cm) Rogers Fund Acquired in 1919 Head of a Dignitary Iranian c. 2000 B.C. Arsenical copper Height: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm) Rogers Fund Acquired in 1947 The Allegory of Faith Johannes Vermeer, Dutch (1632-1675) c. 1670 Oil on canvas 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm) The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam Acquired in 1931

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