Few people in American history have collected art on such a voracious scale as J.P. Morgan. But the famous Gilded Age banker didn't just buy in quantity, he also had a very sophisticated eye. Morgan collected everything: paintings, etchings, rare manuscripts, furniture, books, jeweled objects, rugs, porcelain, religious art, tapestries, and Egyptian, Islamic, and Asian art. Not since the days of the Florentine Renaissance princes had such a collection been assembled. Whether viewed as a robber baron or an enlightened philanthropist, Morgan's contribution toward making the United States a center of world class art collections is undeniable.