Where Is The Farnese Table? Museum Location

Q: Where can I see The Farnese Table?

It's on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts galleries. Admission is pay-what-you-wish for New York residents.

Q: How old is this sculpture?

It dates to ca. 1565–73. It's made from marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers. Dimensions: Overall: 37 1/2 in. × 12 ft. 5 1/4 in. × 66 1/4 in. (95.3 × 379.1 × 168.3 cm).

Q: What material is this made from?

It's made from Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers. Marble was the preferred stone for Greek and Roman sculptors. Many surviving marbles are Roman copies of lost Greek originals.

Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola created this European sculpture, dating to ca. 1565–73. Made from marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers, it measures Overall: 37 1/2 in. × 12 ft. 5 1/4 in. × 66 1/4 in. (95.3 × 379.1 × 168.3 cm).

It's part of the highlighted collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The Met acquired this piece as part of its public domain collection, and high-resolution images are freely available.

It's on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts galleries. Admission is pay-what-you-wish for New York residents.

It dates to ca. 1565–73. It's made from marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers. Dimensions: Overall: 37 1/2 in. × 12 ft. 5 1/4 in. × 66 1/4 in. (95.3 × 379.1 × 168.3 cm).

It's made from Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers. Marble was the preferred stone for Greek and Roman sculptors. Many surviving marbles are Roman copies of lost Greek originals.

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