Diptych with Scenes from the Passion

Diptych with Scenes from the Passion

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This diptych depicts key events in the final week of Jesus' earthly life: the festival Entry into Jerusalem and the Last Supper of Jesus and his followers (upper level); and, below, the Betrayal of Jesus to the authorities by his disciple Judas Iscariot and the Crucifixion itself (lower level).

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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.