Manuscript Leaf with Saint Benedict Resuscitating a Boy in an Initial D, from an Antiphonary

Manuscript Leaf with Saint Benedict Resuscitating a Boy in an Initial D, from an Antiphonary

Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

According to his legend, Saint Benedict revived a dead boy after his father appeared at the gates of the monastery and begged for the saint's help. The man's scarlet hat and clothes indicate that he is wealthy; the scene makes it clear that it is the man's faith—not his means—that saved the child.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Manuscript Leaf with Saint Benedict Resuscitating a Boy in an Initial D, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Leaf with Saint Benedict Resuscitating a Boy in an Initial D, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Leaf with Saint Benedict Resuscitating a Boy in an Initial D, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Leaf with Saint Benedict Resuscitating a Boy in an Initial D, from an AntiphonaryManuscript Leaf with Saint Benedict Resuscitating a Boy in an Initial D, from an Antiphonary

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.