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Mertens, Joan R. was born on October 10, 1946 in New York City. Daughter of Otto R. and Helen H. Mertens.
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A Metropolitan Museum of Art Publication The most important collection of Cypriot antiquities outside Cyprus is the Cesnola Collection at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, assembled by Luigi Palma di Cesnola, the first director of the museum. Cesnola was a Civil War veteran who went to Cyprus in 1866 and, in excavations there, sought to rival the finds of Heinrich Schliemann at Troy. Now, on the occasion of the redesign of the Metropolitan's Cypriot galleries, comes this gorgeously illustrated catalogue of some 500 objects, ranging from glass, stone sculpture, and terra-cotta figurines to lamps, pottery, and jewelry. The Cesnola Collection includes works that are among the finest examples of Cypriot art from the prehistoric, Archaic, Classical/Hellenistic, and Roman periods. The first scholarly catalogue since 1914 of a large selection from the Cesnola Collection, this volume will be an invaluable reference. 260 illustrations, 250 in full color, 5 line drawings, 8 1/2 x 11" VASSOS KARAGEORGHIS has authored numerous scholarly volumes and articles on Cypriot antiquities, published in the United States, Europe, and Cyprus. JOAN R. MERTENS is curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. MARICE E. ROSE is research associate, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. EXHIBITION SCHEDULE The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkNew galleries opening in
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The Cesnola Collection of antiquities was assembled on Cyprus in the 1860s and 1870s by Luigi Palma de Cesnola, who sold it to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1872. Cesnola subsequently served as the institution's first director. Numbering around 6,000 objects, the collection documents the artistic traditions and creativity of the island from prehistoric through Roman times. This CD-ROM, the first of a projected multi-part digital series on the Cesnola Collection, focuses on its terracottas: 424 pieces that date from about 2000 B.C. to the 2nd century A.D. Each object is accompanied by a catalogue entry with description, bibliography, and illustration. There are also fifteen commentaries and a glossary, chronology, and maps. Inexpensive, portable, and user-friendly, this CD-ROM introduces the colourful world of ancient life and mythology to an interested public and provides an invaluable tool to students and archaeologists.
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Mertens, Joan R. was born on October 10, 1946 in New York City. Daughter of Otto R. and Helen H. Mertens.
Bachelor of Arts, Radcliffe College, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1972.
Curatorial assistant, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1972-1973; assistant curator, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1973-1976; associate curator, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1976-1981; curator Greek and Roman department, Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, since 1981; curator, administrator, Metropolitan Museum Art, 1983-1990; member editorial board Museum Journal, Metropolitan Museum Art, since 1976; Adjunct Professor, New York University, Institute Fine Arts, since 1992.
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(catalog and description of Greek Bronzes at the Met)
Member Archaeol. Institute American, German Archael. Institute (corresponding member).