The Mets Iconic Washington Crossing the Delaware Painting: A Revolutionary Masterpiece

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Washington Crossing, Delaware) Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Instructor’s Name Course Number Date The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and finest museums in Central Park in New York City. The experience in the museum is unforgettable due to the famous pieces of artwork. It is famously known as "the met ."The Met depicts and tells stories of artists around the globe through its rich collection. It houses all forms of art in the world, providing a basis for knowledge. According to (Avery, 2000), the Met has over 2 million pieces of art in 17 curatorial departments spanning over 500years of human history for each continent. One of the most famous art pieces in the Met is ‘Washington Crossing Delaware’ created by German-American artist Emanuel Leutze. The painting was a commemoration of the American Revolutionary War in December 1776. General George le