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The Met Museum's Staff Have Some Thoughts About the Art

A new book gathers essays by the museum’s curators, researchers, librarians, and conservators on everything from Renaissance portraiture to the work of Wendy Red Star.

Anna Lee

July 6, 2026 — 4 min read

The Workshop of Robert Campin's "Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)" (c. 1427–32) is one of the artworks discussed in Points of View: 100 Connections to Art, published by The Met's imprint last month. (image public domain via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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