MuseumChick | Danee Gilmartin

On a whim around 8:00 at night last Friday I went to the Metropolitan Museum. That’s what I love so much about living in NYC. So much culture and access to museums at any time. Dropping in on a museum at night last minute is something that keeps me inspired. This is what I saw…

I love the modern quality of these ancient pieces. Seeing them brought back great memories of discovering Cycladic Art at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens and being in the Greek Islands.

Every time I walk through the Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC I make it a point to walk past Pierre-Auguste Cot’s painting, The Storm (1880). It’s never absent and always hanging in the European paintings hall next to a couple other 19th century romantic paintings. This was my grandmother, Ann’s favorite painting. I remember our trips to the MET fondly and she always made it a point to walk down this hall and point out her favorite painting to me even though I already knew that it was. She passed away more than 10 years ago but whenever I see The Storm, I see her.

It is said to portray the Greek romance of Daphnis and Chloe. The looks on their faces tell such a complex story- romance, fear and excitement?

But my favorite part of the painting is the dress that seems to be running with them- flowing in a naive yet seductive way.

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