Processional Cross

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dated to 1479 by an inscription, this cross displays the insignia of the order of Saint Bernardine of Siena (d. 1444) on the central axis, and depicts Franciscan saints—Catherine of Siena, Clare, Saint Francis, Bernardine of Siena, and Louis of Toulouse—on the terminals.

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