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MetCollects (Slideshow)

Painted in Mexico curator Ronda Kasl presents a suite of five paintings on copper, the prized possessions of Juan Bautista de Echeverría, acquired by The Met in 2014.

Antonio de Torres, The Elevation of the Cross: History and Conservation (Video)

The film documents the painting's history and process of conservation, providing insight into Torres's remarkable proficiency. 

Music and the Celebration of Love (Audio)

A young woman holds the sheet music for a group of musicians playing flute, cembalo (harpsichord), violin, and viola da gamba in this detail from a folding screen with Fête Galante and musicians, attributed to the painter Miguel Cabrera (1715–1768). 

The score's incription, "Amable," refers to an air from one of the century's greatest hits, André Campra's 1700 opera Hésione, Aimable Vainqueur, which was choreographed and published in 1701 by the French dancing master Louis Guillaume Pécour (1653–1729) in a notated version that is well-known among early music performers today.

Learn more about the fashion and music depicted in this artwork on the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts Unframed blog.