Top 10 Masterpieces at the Met | The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City Virtual Tour

[@janesheridan5632]

Just happened upon this interesting and informative video. LOVE IT and your side-kick is enjoyable. THANK YOU!!!!!!

[@TobyNomad]

Hahah thanks so much, Chicago institute of Art is coming up! And yes he’s awesome, he’s actually a famous Broadway actor :)

[@adasamoilovich6496]

Thank you taking time and shooting this video! I wish the art will be thought in all colleges to bring the greatness of the past to life, specially the works of Impressionism. It will make the world a much better place for young adult and for all of us instead of spending numerous hours on images and topics that are NOT fulfilling the young hearts. Great museum! Thank you again and again! Heart warming video!!!

[@TobyNomad]

I couldn’t agree with you more, Ada!! Thank you for taking the time to let me know you enjoyed it. I sure enjoyed doing it!

[@LINDOODY]

New York City wouldn’t be NYC without the MET! ☮️👨‍🎨

[@TobyNomad]

@@LINDOODY I agree!!!!

[@TobyNomad]

@@LINDOODY now I just need to find a way to be able to afford to come back to do more videos about it!!! 😂😂😂

[@marcomama1]

Love the Met! You really need a week to see it all.

[@TobyNomad]

@@marcomama1 I couldn’t agree more! I’ll probably go back and do section by section videos with more rich detail and description!

[@DuShaneTony]

Love this. Went there for the first time in April and plan on going again when I visit in October.

[@TobyNomad]

Me too, next time i go im spending a whole day in one section!

[@youtuber9046]

Great video thank you for this! I’m surprised you were able to make this as security usually harasses anyone recording video. Very well made video and beautiful art.

[@TobyNomad]

Thanks, I don’t think they allow tripods or selfie sticks. I just did it with a friend and an iPhone.

[@clementeacosta9760]

Thank you. Great work. from Miami, Fl.

[@TobyNomad]

Thanks for watching! So nice to be appreciated. :-)

[@HappyNatureLover]

Wonderful tour and narration! Such an extraordinary place! I hope to be a visitor myself one day.

[@TobyNomad]

Thanks! Comments like yours make my day and half!! Thanks for your support and positivity!

[@HappyNatureLover]

@@TobyNomad You're very welcome!

[@RonaldGosses]

AWESOME ! Thanks for showing.

[@TobyNomad]

Thanks for watching! Chicago Institute of Art coming up :))

[@MadisonBriggsArtchick]

I was just in New York for Memorial Day weekend and I bought a membership to The Met. My friend and I went twice in the four days we were in New York. Of course we didn’t get to see nearly as much as we wanted to and I’ve been to The Met at least two dozen times. I just love it so much. I live in northern Utah.

[@TobyNomad]

I love it there too! I’m thinking of making more videos there on different top 10 topics and sections. What do you think?

[@MadisonBriggsArtchick]

@@TobyNomad great idea!

[@chinniewong7495]

Seriously appreciate The Met highlights and history of pieces 👏👏

[@TobyNomad]

@@chinniewong7495 thank you for your comment, it’s always so great to know what people like, I plan to do more museum videos and to give even more details about the paintings, I find that sometimes in museums they’re just isn’t enough explanation for people to understand what’s going on in a painting, and it just reveals so much beauty when you know the story behind it :-)

[@carolabruzzo4935]

Just found you, this was an excellent top ten - but there is so much more - you didn't mention Velazquez, Rembrandt and early renaissance works. But as you said - the Met is filled and almost impossible to narrow down a top ten! The Pompeii room as well!. I am subscribing - you narrate great art history!

[@TobyNomad]

Oh my gosh, what a pleasant surprise to get your comment today :). Thank you! And yes I agree with you, I want to go back and maybe even do a section by section series, what do you think? :)

[@nalinigsankar3072]

Love your channel! National Gallery of Art in Washington DC has several Raphael's actually

[@TobyNomad]

Thanks! A few people have pointed that out before and I love that you all are serious art lovers and keeping me on my toes! I think what I meant to say was the only altar by Rafael, but I will have to check my notes :)

[@nalinigsankar3072]

@@TobyNomad Yea! so good to come across fellow art lovers!! Such a good worj you are doing .. creating an interest for art for so many people! The Ginevra de Benci painting at the NG of art in DC is the only Leonardo Da Vinci in public view !!

[@wasimfatima4230]

Enjoyed this❤

[@TobyNomad]

Hi Wasim! Thanks! So glad to have you along for the ride! Hope to see you in more videos :)

[@유인웅-n5f]

Thank you so much! Tomorrow, I am going to go The Met.

[@TobyNomad]

Let me know what you think! Or what great works I should add next time :)

[@billamick3411]

was in nyc in april,,9-13 went to the met on the 12th loved it cant wait to get back bill, from new phila ohio

[@TobyNomad]

I’m the same! And also from Ohio hahah

[@joelschiffenbauer6671]

If I heard you correctly you said that was the only Raphael in the US. Not so. The National Gallery of Art in Washington has atleast three. Otherwise very nice.

[@TobyNomad]

I think you’re right!!! I meant to say the only ALTARPIECE by Raphael in the United States. Thanks for the correction!!!! That’s why I love the comente section!

[@joelschiffenbauer6671]

Love the MET Thanks for your response 😃

[@alexsandercunha8223]

Thank you from Brazil my friend.

[@TobyNomad]

You’re welcome! Are you visiting soon?

[@alexsandercunha8223]

@@TobyNomad yes. 8 de Junho. ☺️🤘🏾

[@maestroh2986]

Thank you for your video, it was very enjoyable. I would have liked a bit more explanation of each piece to gain a deeper appreciation.

[@TobyNomad]

I totally agree! Thanks for the feedback, I would love to go deeper into each work next time! :)

[@franciskodankandath210]

Thank for the visual details and description ❤❤❤Artist Francis Antony Kodankandath from Kerala, India ❤

[@TobyNomad]

@@franciskodankandath210 you’re so welcome, guess which museum I’m working on right now? :). Hint: it’s also in New York City

[@lauraranzani5032]

Grazie per il video

[@TobyNomad]

My pleasure!

[@graphiquejack]

Well, my number one is Madame X by Sargent which has such a fascinating history to it, that scandalized Paris and nearly destroyed his burgeoning career and ruined the reputation of the subject.

[@TobyNomad]

Ohhhh I love Sargent too!

[@eddie_d1233]

Thanks. I would have picked Madame X too. I used it as the subject of a term paper in Art History at the Met.

[@jasonkwatkins]

Correction: There are more than a dozen Raphael paintings in America.

[@TobyNomad]

Thank you! What I mean to say was the only Raphael Altarpiece in the US

[@Mike-g1p]

I was a little surprised by number 10's inclusion, but one of her paintings at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco is my favorite at that museum. One might think that Socrates' last words would be something profound, but I heard that they were "Does this taste funny to you?"

[@TobyNomad]

Hahahah

[@Chairman639]

I'm surprised the museum doesn't put up barriers to keep people from touching or damaging the art. A security person can only do so much!

[@TobyNomad]

Many of the extremely valuable pieces are covered by protective glass.

[@rhodamiller7338]

There’s usually a bar about a foot away from the wall.

[@NoteAndroid]

The best museum in "the world"~!? 00:05 Maybe, I'm a long time hard core museum lover and a native Manhattanite. The Met is my "first" love, which it inspired me to go to other amazing museums around the world, included The Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Le Louvre is way much bigger than the Met. For an example, at the left hand entrance of the Met/The Great Hall behind Senwosret II Pharos statue, the Egyptian section have a good collections of the "king/Queen" artifacts. But if you would like to personally "meet" the entire Egyptian royal courts, you just have to go to Cairo. In the Met, you'll find a huge "one artifact" Sarcophagus of Harkhebit. Where in Cairo, you'll find multiple of these amazing in perfection sarcophagus lying down and/or standing throughout the Egyptian Museum.

[@TobyNomad]

I agree that’s the claim is a bit controversial :). Many would say the Louvre. Apart from the Louvre and possibly MOMA though, I think it’s pretty much it. (British Museum? National Gallery in London?). No others hold a candle to it.

[@vincentgoupil180]

At first thought u wack jack for including Pollack at no.9 and Van Gogh no.1 but since read your replies explaining they're selections made by art historians, curators and popular public choices. Your personal picks are better. Pieter Bruegal the Elder is a favorite. Up close the single hair brushwork is notable, amazing. So, Gertrude Stein was Picasso's handler :) Sounds like Leo Castelli telling his stable of Pop painters what style they're to do. "Pauli, cubist, quit whining." Thanks for the video. The postcards in the museum gift shop is an expedient way to find what is popular in its collection.

[@TobyNomad]

@@vincentgoupil180 love you comment, haha. Yeah it’s tricky to make a top 10 list but I want to help people enjoy museums and feel like they didn’t miss any must sees. I’ll do a redo in a few years and it might be different. I love your tip about the gift shop, so true!! I’m doing the Carnegie Museum of Art next, smaller but no crowds, hope you watch!

[@vincentgoupil180]

@@TobyNomad Look forward to your tour of the Carnegie Museum of Art. Didn't know it existed let alone the Carnegie Museums of Natural History, Science and ... wait for it, Angie Warhola Museum. Who'da would have thought ?

[@trishemerald2487]

La Tour's Mary Magdalene, pls.

[@TobyNomad]

I think we showed it briefly. Is it one of your faves? And which version do you like the best? There’s also one at LACMA and I think even in Paris no?

[@miguelsuarez8010]

I was surprised the first time I visited the Met the cashier asked me how much I wanted to pay, even though I wasn't an NYC resident.

[@TobyNomad]

Maybe you had a New York swagger haha

[@miguelsuarez8010]

@@TobyNomad Why? Because I wear a high hat, don a tuxedo, carry a baton, smoke with a golden cigarette holder and use pince-nez? Nah....

[@rhodamiller7338]

That ended some years ago

[@tonylarussa4046]

You mean the top 10 according to you. I am surprised you were allowed to video. I wasn't when I was there last, several years ago. Your friend has lived in every borough except the Bronx and Staten Island. That is the funniest thing I have heard in ages!! The View of Toledo by El Greco should not be in the Lehman Wing.

[@TobyNomad]

No, I mean the top 10 according to God 😂. Of course, any top 10 list is according to the publisher of the list😀. When DK publishes a Top 10 NYC guidebook they are not referring a city document. They are creating it. However this list was actually carefully put together using art history sources, Top 10 and Top 20 lists by art curators, the museums chosen highlights, and works most popular with the visiting public. You’re free to put your opinion of the top 10 list right here in the comments section. Let us know how you came up with it. The view of El Greco was part of the outro and not implied to be anywhere other than where it was at the time of filming. And you CAN take pictures and videos inside the Met. It’s clear on their website and was confirmed to me by staff. What you can’t do is have a tripod, selfie stick, flash, lighting, boom mic or disturb other museum goers in any way. I just used an iPhone and didn’t block anyone or hog any space. Can you imagine trying to enforce a policy of no filming at all when any phone takes both pictures and videos? The important thing is that you’re not disrupting access or enjoyment of others and that it’s amateur use not a pro set up.

[@baltoman24]

Thank you for this interesting survey of your selected top ten at the great Metropolitan Museum, however, you are [wildly!] inaccurate about the paintings by Raphael in US museums. The first Raphael to come to the US is the "Madonna of the Candelabra", here in Baltimore at the Walters Art Museum. There are a number of Raphael paintings in the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. [including the superb Alba Madonna] as well as the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Numerous other major museums across the United States also have works by Raphael. Please correct your post if you can. Thank you.

[@TobyNomad]

Hi and thanks for your comment. Unfortunately KZbin doesn’t have a mechanism (that I’m aware of) for going back and correcting factual errors within the video. However the comment section is great for that. Several people have pointed that out. What I meant to say (which I believe is true?) is that it’s the only altarpiece by Raphael in the US. I love the interactivity of KZbin for the very reason that it allows discussion like this. KZbin is more than a video it’s a community and a place for discussion. I often find the comments section enlightening and worthwhile. I hope you do too and that people read worthwhile comments like yours!

[@livmarlin4259]

You're handsome.

[@TobyNomad]

Thank you!

[@Jamthecoolerator]

Nah, I’d take the Met over the Louvre. Easily.

[@robertstaas9314]

Not the top 10 that I would choose.

[@TobyNomad]

Thanks for watching. Would love to hear, which ones would you choose?

[@robertstaas9314]

Maybe the Van Gogh self portrait, the David death of Socrates and the Picasso, Portrait of Gertrude Stein together with the Sergeant Madam X, would have been on my list.

[@sandraantar7744]

he constantly invents words, his grammar is appalling.

[@TobyNomad]

Dear Grammar Police Rookie: A. Do you realize that you just typed an insult about bad grammar using bad grammar and punctuation? B. From my understanding, the point of good grammar is good communication. Do you think your random negative outburst is an example of good communication? How about at the very least let us know who you are talking about, I’ll assume me, and give examples to support your claim. That way, if you do actually have something useful to contribute, maybe someone can learn from it, otherwise you just sound like an angry negative person with nothing better to do. C. Language and grammar evolve. Always have. Without examples it’s hard to say if I made a mistake which I should actually correct, or if you’re just lagging behind the times or stodgy. C. What is the point of having good grammar structure and then not learning how to have a useful discussion. Let me give you some tips on what makes an effective statement or argument: We back up our statements with evidence and support. Otherwise it’s like a fart, anyone can do it in public but it never contributes positively to others. How’s the grammar on that? I see us becoming super close friends. Talk soon. And be sure to check out the appalling grammar and invented vocabulary in the other museum top 10s! 😂

[@sergioprats-f3c]

Your taste is terrible regarding the 10 masterpieces

[@TobyNomad]

Hello Sergio, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. What makes you say that? The list was complied in consultation with Art historians and art history sources from several credible publications, as well as taking into account demand (popularity and fame of the works in the eye of the general public). So I’m afraid your disagreement is with not just me :). However, I am happy to allow you to respond here with a list of your own Top 10 and how your came up with them. The good thing about KZbin is that it allows interaction and discussion, we just ask that it remains respectful. Thanks again! -Toby

[@museummarg]

that’s a lot of white, male artists….

[@TobyNomad]

It is. Unfortunately, women and other minorities didn’t have the same access to education, resources, training, and funding during the times when most of the great art of western civilization was created. Not sure if your criticism is of the past (valid) or of my list (would be silly to pretend disparity didn’t exist and act as if slaves had time to paint water lilies and self portraits.)

[@graphiquejack]

That’s almost all of western art, though. You can’t get mad at him for that