Enthroned Virgin

Enthroned Virgin

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carved from a narrow block of poplar, this figure was originally set into a large tabernacle, to be placed on the altar. The sculpture's elongated form and strong linear quality can be related to more complete works on the island of Gotland, where the sculpture of the 1100s was strongly influenced by German art.


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.