Honoring this Chinese New Year’s zodiac animal.
The year of the pig commences with the Lunar New Year. Communities around the world will celebrate this event. Therefore, I looked to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s encyclopedic collection to gather some examples of pigs in art.
I hope you enjoy the following quick list representing artists from both Asia and Europe.
A jade pig from China
An engraving of a pig from Germany
A stone pig from France
An etching of three pigs from Belgium
A bronze pig from Indonesia
Note: not all of the artworks are currently on view at the museum. Click on the artwork’s title under its picture to check on its current status.
