When it came to depicting Jesus on the Cross, many artists of the earlier Middle Ages portrayed Jesus as alive and alert, his body entirely resistant to the trauma of crucifixion. In this example, Jesus almost bears himself easily, with his torso erect, knees slightly bent, and head held high
The Cloisters: The Building and the Collection of Mediaeval Art, in Fort Tryon Park
New York, 1905–Stockbridge, Mass., 1975
The Park Avenue Cubists: Gallatin, Morris, Frelinghuysen, and Shaw.
Read the history of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Located in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan, on a spectacular four-acre lot
The Cloisters: The Building and the Collection of Mediaeval Art, in Fort Tryon Park
From the former choir screen of the Cathedral of Strasbourg; C. Joret, Paris ; [ Henri Daguerre, Paris ] ; J. H. Fitzhenry (until d. 1913) ; his sale, Christie, Manson and Woods (November 18-19, 24-26, 1913) ; [ Alphonse Kann French, Paris (1/2 interest sold 1933)] ; [ Demotte Inc
The Cloisters: The Building and the Collection of Mediaeval Art in Fort Tryon Park
Throughout the ages, public sculptures have served as didactic tools, offering moral, patriotic, and cultural instruction. Symbols of pride, they have proclaimed cities as tastemakers in civic and aesthetic matters.
Planned and landscaped public spaces, such as New York’s Central Park, promoted the
In l861 Watkins traveled with one of his patrons, Trenor Park, entrepreneur of the
Florence and Rome—with their internationally cosmopolitan environments—were favored by expatriate American sculptors.
University Park: Pennsylvania University State Press, 2014. Gerdts, William H.
1932-33, excavated under the direction of James Leslie Starkey on behalf of The Wellcome-Marston Archaeological Research Expedition to the Near East; 1933, ceded to H. Dunscombe Colt in the division of finds as a result of his financial contribution to the expedition; acquired by the Museum in 1934, gift of Harris D
University Park: Eisenbrauns, p. 126, fig. 17. Deutsch, Robert. 2022.
Administrator Christina Alphonso gives visitors a tour of the Christmastide decorations adorning The Met Cloisters this holiday season.
3,000 ivy leaves used in the decorations were picked by the staff in Fort Tryon Park
