This twelve-volume series for the general reader reproduces works of art representing the resources of all eighteen curatorial departments of the Museum.
Joan R. Mertens is a curator and administrator in The Metropolitan Museum's Department of Greek and Roman Art. She became curator in 1981, and served as an administrator from 1983 to 1990. For the comprehensive gallery reinstallation (1990s–2007) and subsequently, her work has focused on the collection of Greek vases and Cypriot art.