Fragmentary Bowl Base with Saint Lawrence

Fragmentary Bowl Base with Saint Lawrence

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Saint Lawrence, a deacon who was martyred in Rome in 258, became of one the most revered martyrs of the Roman church.

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.