Pectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists

Pectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This imposing ivory originally formed the central part of a large cross (the arms are now missing) intended to be suspended from the neck. The strong sculptural forms and animated drapery relate closely to both Anglo-Saxon drawings and illuminated manuscripts. The pairing of Christ in Majesty with the Lamb of God on the reverse reflects contemporary interest in apocalyptic imagery, familiar from the Book of Revelation.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four EvangelistsPectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four EvangelistsPectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four EvangelistsPectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four EvangelistsPectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists

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.