{"product_id":"the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-directors-tour-a-walking-guide","title":"The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Director's Tour: A Walking Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eProvides an accessible walking tour of highlights of the Metropolitan Museums renowned and encyclopedic collection  selected by Thomas P. Campbell The only low-priced guides available for one of the most prestigious and popular museums in the world  drawing more than 6 million visitors a year Features iconic masterpieces encompassing all of art history  from one of the most significant collections in the world Let the Metropolitan Museums director  Thomas P. Campbell  act as your personal guide to one of the worlds most renowned and encyclopedic collections of art. Based on the museums immensely popular audio tour  this handy book provides fascinating guided visits through the first and second floors of the museum  zeroing in on about 50 masterpieces on each tour. Also provided is a shorter itinerary of Visitors Favorites. Highlights include the Temple of Dendur  from ancient Nubia  Egypt; an exquisitely frescoed bedroom from Boscoreale  near Pompeii; majestic Assyrian reliefs; Rembrandts Aristotle with a Bust of Homer; armor from both Europe and Asia; an exquisitely carved ivory pendant mask from Benin  Africa; Emmanuel Leutzes Washington Crossing the Delaware; Van Goghs celebrated painting Wheat Field with Cypresses  and many other works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966858031157,"sku":"ByrdShop_1857598288","price":58.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781857598285.jpg?v=1770584117","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-directors-tour-a-walking-guide","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}