Diptych with the Virgin and Child and the Crucifixion

Diptych with the Virgin and Child and the Crucifixion

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Depicted on the left is the Virgin crowned as the Queen of Heaven; the Crucifixion is shown on the right. The sun and moon held by angels above indicate the sorrow of all creation at the death of Christ. Adam appears at the foot of the cross and holds a chalice, the symbol of his new priesthood and redemption through the Crucifixion. The supple, complex drapery and fleshy faces relate to sculpture in Mainz.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Diptych with the Virgin and Child and the CrucifixionDiptych with the Virgin and Child and the CrucifixionDiptych with the Virgin and Child and the CrucifixionDiptych with the Virgin and Child and the CrucifixionDiptych with the Virgin and Child and the Crucifixion

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.