Manuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary

Manuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary

Nerius

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nerius' name is known from his signature on a legal manuscript, for which Bologna, with its great university, was renowned. This example of his work, however, was created for a community of Augustinian monks. The scene weaves the accounts of two Gospels. Following Mark, the women approach the tomb of Jesus to anoint his body but find an angel at his empty tomb. According to Matthew's report of what happened to two holy women on Easter Sunday, they meet Jesus as they leave.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Manuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary

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.