Diptych with the Coronation of the Virgin and the Crucifixion

Diptych with the Coronation of the Virgin and the Crucifixion

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Paris became the principal center of ivory carving in Europe by about 1250 - a position it held for more than a century. This devotional diptych of exquisite quality juxtaposes the Glorification of the Virgin and the Passion of Christ. It opens like a book to be "read" in prayer.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Diptych with the Coronation of the Virgin and the CrucifixionDiptych with the Coronation of the Virgin and the CrucifixionDiptych with the Coronation of the Virgin and the CrucifixionDiptych with the Coronation of the Virgin and the CrucifixionDiptych with the Coronation of the Virgin and the Crucifixion

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.