Robert Lehman Collection Blurb#1
Due to renovations, the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was moved to an underground gallery next to the cafeteria. After finishing the tedious tour, nothing beats sitting down and grabbing a bite right outside the gallery. Only a small portion of the artworks was brought down, according to Carmeta Barone, the tour guide. The tour, lasting an hour long consisted of only several artworks ranging from Early Renaissance to Post-Impressionism. Probably one of the most famous artworks displayed was “A Goldsmith in His Shop” by Petrus Christus. Upon seeing this painting in a concave section of the wall, I was surprised to learn that this painting existed within the Metropolitan. Previously I have had the luxury of seeing this painting in a textbook. Ms. Barone gave a lecture about this painting, which was quite dull to the ears because she was lecturing uninteresting facts. Personally, I was glad to have learned about this painting because it allowed me to look for specific aspects of the painting that Ms. Barone does not mention. The impression that I got from this tour was that Ms. Barone was rushing to get to as many of the paintings as possible within the hour. Currently I would not recommend the tour of the Robert Lehman Collection to anyone whom has no prior knowledge of the artworks. Without any prior knowledge, it would be hard to grasp the true intentions of the painters as well as appreciate the artwork within the four minutes allotted to each.