http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/228961

The image is of a textile called Coif that was made in England, in the early 17th century. I think this textile is prominent because it really shows workmanship and attention to minute detail in a way that shows a great deal of advanced knowledge in arts and textiles at that time. This coif is a good reminder of the international trade that was happening all over the world, because the coif was worn as a headdress in India. So the coif would be made in England and then sent to India, so this also expresses the sharing and mixing of culture and ideas through international trade.

http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/436114

This painting by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps “The Experts”, to me is very interesting. In class we were talking a lot about the enlightenment and the impact that the enlightenment has had. We have discussed how men began to sit around in coffee houses and entertain different ideas of what they believed to be elevated thought. However, Decamps depicts the same men as monkeys, to me that kind of shows that Decamps feels perhaps that although they are acting enlightened and as if they are suddenly mentally superior they really have no clue what they are talking about. He depicts them as fools almost by depicting them as monkeys .

 * I posted the link of the image above because for some reason my computer would not let me post the picture.