French 12th Century (cup Alexandrian 2nd/1st Century B.C.) French 12th Century (artist) Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis, 2nd/1st century B.C. (cup); 1137-1140 (mounting) sardonyx cup with heavily gilded silver mounting, adorned with filigrees set with stones, pearls, glass insets, and opaque white glass pearls overall (height): 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.) overall (diam….
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‘Vatican Splendors’ brims with symbolism
St. Peter carries the keys to the kingdom of heaven. St. Paul holds the saber, symbol of his beheading and belief that faith cuts like a double-edged sword. Visitors to “Vatican Splendors: A Journey Through Faith and Art,” which opens today at the Heinz History Center, can distinguish the two Apostles in another way. Peter…
Medieval Masterworks from Court of Burgundy Leave France for First and Only U.S. Tour in 2010
A group of 40 of the greatest masterpieces of medieval sculpture, which have never before been presented together outside of France, will be on view at the Dallas Museum of Art from October 3, 2010 through January 2, 2011, as part of a first and only seven-city exhibition tour in the United States. Carved by…
Medieval art nights at Curtea Veche Palace
The October edition of the Medieval Art Nights Old Court Princes, organized at Curtea Veche Palace in Bucuresti will be held over 25-26 October. The event, is occasioned by a traditional celebration in the folk calendar, proposes concerts of medieval music, theatre shows, cartoons for children, comedia dell’arte , puppet theatre, workshops of traditional puppets,…
Ancient and Medieval art galleries revamped at RISD Museum
As a major launching pad for young artists and designers, the Rhode Island School of Design is necessarily focused on the future. It’s a place where the cutting-edge is commonplace. But on Friday, the past, not the future, will take center stage as the school’s Museum of Art unveils two newly renovated gallery areas —…
Cloistered away in New York City
A Little known branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a superb art collection and a magical getaway in Manhattan. Jenny Arsenault likes to imagine she’s legendary medieval maiden Lady of Shalott when she visits The Cloisters, and it’s easy to understand why. The 21-year-old art student from Washington Heights is just a short…
History of Catholicism is shown in Vatican art
A framed illustrated description of the “Foundations of the Church” informs visitors that the “Vatican and Catholic Church grew out of the events described in the New Testament: the story of Jesus, the Holy Family and the Apostles.” This “revelation” as well as the notation that follows that “Jesus’ birth is fundamental to the history…
Getty Exhibition will Celebrate Pinnacle of Manuscript Illumination in France
History played such an integral role in defining national identity in France throughout the high Middle Ages that some of the finest illumination of the period is located within the covers of history manuscripts. On view in the Exhibitions Pavilion at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, November 16, 2010 through February…
Unique Class to Explore Medieval Sculpture Exhibit
This fall, UT Dallas students will have an unprecedented opportunity to learn about The Mourners medieval sculpture exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art from an all-star roster of scholars. Dr. Rick Brettell, the UT Dallas Margaret McDermott Distinguished Chair of Art and Aesthetics, will teach the course jointly with two SMU medieval literature and…
Frolicking in the Middle Ages
With a swing that would be welcome among today’s Orioles, a robed fellow wielding a bat-like stick aims for a ball being tossed by a similarly attired pal. A man and woman sporting long conical hats square off at backgammon. A couple of monks play blind man’s bluff. Boys out on a wintry Flemish meadow…
