Para cuando visité por primera vez el MET, el ala de arte greco romano estaba recién inaugurada. Tenían grandes banners en la entrada del museo anunciándolo. Se trata de un corredor largo con muchos salones colmados de muchos objetos hechos de mármol o piedra. Este corredor, a su vez, se divide en dos partes: la parte anterior es netamente un corredor, mientras que la parte posterior, tiene estatuas distribuidas a los lados o en el centro del camino. Esto se abre a una especie de salón con techo vidriado rodeado de columnas. Me dio idea de un patio de invierno. Tiene algunos bancos ubicados estrategicamente frente a determinadas estatuas en donde la gente se sienta a contemplarlas. Creo que si ese lugar no tuviera el techo vidriado se trataría de un ambiente frió y oscuro: el mármol blanco de las esculturas colabora un montón.
Pero hay algo en el aire que lo transforma en algo con vida, muy a pesar de la quietud de sus habitantes permanentes.
Por mas que cada estatua fuera de un mármol frió y blanco, no pude evitar sentir que transmitían vida. Están esculpidas con tanto detalle, con tanto cuidado! Es mas que obvio que son copias pétreas de personas que en algún momento vivieron, que tuvieron su propia historia, que alguien consideró lo suficientemente importantes como para inmortalizarlas en piedra fina ya sea por lo que hicieron, por lo que dejaron de hacer o simplemente porque fueron odiadas... o amadas...
When I visited the MET, the Greek and Roman galleries were brand new. They had big banners about their openings hanging from the main entrance. It´s a huge wing of the museum. It´s a wide corridor with many galleries on its sides filled with lots of historical pieces. The second half od this corridor is a gallery in itself with many statues. This opens up to a tall hall with glass ceilings. This hall is surrounded by round tall columns and it´s crowed with marble statues of all kinds. It could have been a cold hall but there was something in the air that made it appealing and warm despite of its stony permanent residents. In spite of being made of cold and white stone those statues have a life of their own. They are carved with so much detail, such care! These statues are a carbon copy of somebody who lived long ago, with their own stories. Somebody made them because of what they did or didn´t do. They were made because somebody thought them important enough to be inmortalized in stone. They were made because that person was either hated or loved by somebody...
I miss NYC and its many museums. I loved the met, thanks for posting these pictures and reminding me of the time I was there visiting!
ResponderEliminarOh, and who doesn't love Pride & Prejudice?! I'm a fan :)
xo
Camila.
So am I! Too bad Mr Darcy sort of ruined it for us -there are no more Mr. Darcys out there unfortunately! :) Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment! I love it!!
EliminarThank you for your kind comments on my blog :) Your blog is wonderful and your photographs are amazing !
ResponderEliminarSo glad you like them! I still have A LOT to learn but I´m really enjoying the journey!
EliminarHola, hermosas fotos, interesante post.
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Gracias, Andrea! Me alegra que gusten las fotos!
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