Two Scenes of Christ and the Apostles

Two Scenes of Christ and the Apostles

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The story depicted on this ivory focuses on a garment that Jesus seems to be giving to an apostle and may refer to his charge to his apostles to continue his ministry. The ivory, which may have decorated a liturgical manuscript, can be associated with the court of Charles the Bald (r. 840–77), grandson of Charlemagne.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two Scenes of Christ and the ApostlesTwo Scenes of Christ and the ApostlesTwo Scenes of Christ and the ApostlesTwo Scenes of Christ and the ApostlesTwo Scenes of Christ and the Apostles

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.