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One of the many rooms you might enjoy during the holiday opening today at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the panoramic portrait of Versailles, shown above in a photograph taken yesterday. Painted at Kingston, New York, and New York City between 1818 and 1819, this seminal work fills an impressive space found between the Temple of Dendur and American Wing. Take along your copy of Richard Brody's Everything Is Cinema, a seminal quasi-hagiography of Jean-Luc Godard, and stand out from the crowd by reading it perched on a shaded bench on the rooftop garden, where you can also enjoy Jeff Koons' whimsical sculptures.
Also read our review of the Greek and Roman galleries which undoubtedly will be packed with visitors.
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john vanderlyn, met museum, temple of dendur, versailles
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Posted on 9/1/2008
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