Reliquary

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The small size of this reliquary suggests that it was made for a wealthy private owner so that, in his private devotions, he could view a relic of his patron saint through the crystal. The rich surface decoration is similar to that of other objects known to have been made in Hungary in the early 16th century.

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