Abiud

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This panel, one of a series depicting Hebrew prophets, decorated the upper level (clerestory) of the monastic church in Braine near the cathedral town of Soissons. The large figure style was appropriate for the height. The strong saturated colors and linear modeling that enliven the presentation characterize painting from this region. Records of the abbey name Agnes of Braine (d. 1204), sister-in-law of King Louis VII, as its founder.

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