Diptych with the Passion of Jesus

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Housed in its original silver frame, this rare diptych contains delicately rendered figures and simplified coats of arms. The carver has adeptly captured the mourning figures in a moment of utter grief. This work is closely related to medieval sculptures created in the region of Hainaut, bordering present-day France and Belgium.

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