Fragment from a Vessel

Fragment from a Vessel

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In northern Italy few potters made use of the technique of tin glazing. Rather, they coated clay objects with a creamy slip of liquid clay, into which they incised a design. They then applied additional colors, often in yellow and green, before a final firing. Even a small fragment reveals the virtuosity of line often found in these wares.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.