Leaf from an Ivory Diptych

Leaf from an Ivory Diptych

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Christ appears here in judgment, displaying the wounds in his hands and flanked by angels holding objects associated with his suffering. The kneeling Mary and Saint John intercede on behalf of the resurrected dead, rising up below. Among these is a pope. Below is the Anointing of the Body of Christ.

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.