Door

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In fifteenth-century France, the pointed arch formed by two simple arcs was often elaborated with two additional arcs, forming opposing double curves known as an ogee arch. Such an arch is frequently decorated with flamboyant, or flame-like, foliage and punctuated with rounded cusps and slender, faceted pinnacles. The effect was a sense of monumental scale far beyond the actual size of the doorway opening itself. The oak door is modern.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art