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Gazing at the statuary, Greek and Roman galleries at the Met

One of my favorite areas of the Metroplitan Museum of Art was always the courtyard of the American wing. I'd like to sit by the sculpted polar bears (or nearby) and read or write. I once sketched (badly) the statue that sits in the center of the courtyard. The Greek and Roman galleries offer me some of the same pleasure. It's not quite as inviting a place to sit and linger, perhaps, but it offers some of the same serenity. I can't wait to go back

One of the most interesting aspects of the galleries are the wall paintings "from the Roman villas excavated at Boscoreale and Boscotrecase." I'd never before seen wall paintings of the like or of the time period. I also enjoyed the balcony of Etruscan art. One of the centerpieces of the collection, "the world-famous Etruscan chariot," reminded me of carriages I had seen in Xi'an, in the museum of the Terracotta Warriors.

You can read more about the galleries and the works on view here.