Angel

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In the nimble hands of the sculptor, a gentle face and rhythmically patterned robe emerge from the rough limestone surface. This half-length angel probably comes from the arch molding of a doorway or from a relief of the third church built at the powerful abbey at Cluny.

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