Capital

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The marble used to carve this capital comes from the island of Naxos in Greece, bearing witness to the strong trade connections between southern Italy and Greece. The delicacy of the carving and the extensive drill work are typical of Campania and southern Italy. In a playful note, the volutes at the four corners are transformed into rams’ heads.

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