![]() Iconic masterworks such as the Merode Altarpiece, the Unicorn Tapestries, and the Belles Heures of the duc de Berry are featured along with less familiar work. Included among the thirty-eight representative works are brilliant altarpieces, stained-glass windows, intricate tapestries, carved wood sculptures, delicate ivories, and captivating manuscript illuminations, all drawn from the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum, one of the world's most comprehensive collections of medieval art. This volume introduces the subjects and stories most frequently depicted in medieval art, many of them drawn from the Bible and other religious literature. But experiencing the full meaning and purpose of medieval art requires an understanding of its narrative content. Its power reverberates to this day, even among the secular. The intensely expressive art of the Middle Ages was created to awe, educate and connect the viewer to heaven. ![]()
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