The Cloisters-Tenth Century stained glassCapture Date: Dec 13, 2013 01:36 PM•Views: 11No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Cloisters-Medieval Virgin and ChildCapture Date: Dec 13, 2013 01:37 PM•Views: 10No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Cloisters-Medieval BishopCapture Date: Dec 13, 2013 01:38 PM•Views: 10No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Cloisters-A Knight's sarcophagusCapture Date: Dec 13, 2013 01:41 PM•Views: 10No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Cloisters-The famous unicorn tapestry
The Hunt of the Unicorn, often referred to as the Unicorn Tapestries, is a series of seven tapestries dating from between 1495 and 1505, now in The Cloisters in New York. The tapestries show a group of noblemen and hunters in pursuit of a unicorn. It is believed the tapestries were made in the Southern Netherlands. The Hunt for the Unicorn was a common theme in late medieval and renaissance works of art and literature. The tapestries were woven in wool, metallic threads, and silk. The vibrant colors, still evident today, were produced with three dye plants: weld (yellow), madder (red), and woad (blue). One of the panels, the tapestry called The Mystic Capture of the Unicorn, only survives in two fragments.
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The Cloisters-The famous unicorn tapestry
The tapestries were owned by the La Rochefoucauld family of France for several centuries, with first mention of them showing up in the family's 1728 inventory. At that time five of the tapestries were hanging in a the chateau's bedroom and two were stored in a hall adjacent to the chapel. During the French Revolution the tapestries were looted from the chateau and reportedly were used to cover potatoes – a period during which they apparently sustained damage. By the end of the 1880's they were again in the possession of the family. A visitor to the chateau described them as quaint 15th century wall hangings, yet showing "incomparable freshness and grace". The same visitor records the set as consisting of seven pieces, though one was by that time in fragments and being used as bed curtains.John D. Rockefeller, Jr. bought them in 1922 for about one million United States dollars. Six of the tapestries hung in Rockefeller's house until The Cloisters was built when he donated them to the Metropolitan Museum.
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The Cloisters-Medieval busts of female saintsCapture Date: Dec 13, 2013 01:53 PM•Views: 10No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Cloisters-Center Panel of the famous Annunciation Triptych
The Annunciation Triptych displays the hallmarks of the emergent Early Netherlandish style. A fascination with the natural world dominates. The smallest details are meticulously worked to reflect reality on a two-dimensional plane. Illusionistic effects are enhanced by the technical innovation of overlaying translucent oil pigments on aqueous opaque pigments. The resulting luminous, enamel-like surface achieves apparent depth, rich gradations of light, and a broad distribution of color values.
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The Cloisters-The famous Annunciation TriptychCapture Date: Dec 13, 2013 01:59 PM•Views: 10No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Cloisters-Rosary Bead carved in minute, intracate detail-Dutch, Early 1500s
Rosary beads, miniature altars, and other small devotional objects produced in Brabant in the early 16th century inspire awe by the detail and minuteness of their carving. Produced in relatively large numbers, these rosary beads were carved of many pieces of fine-grained boxwood which were then fitted together, presumably with the aid of a magnifying glass. On the outside of this bead is the crown of thorns among pierced Gothic arches and circles accompanied by biblical inscriptions. The upper interior depicts Adam and Eve and the tree of knowledge when closed; when opened, a triptych is formed, with depictions of, on the left, the Journey to Nazareth and the Nativity; in the center, the Journey and the Adoration of the Kings in the background; and, on the right, the Presentation and the Offering of Doves. In the lower half is the Crucifixion with ancillary scenes of the Agony in the Garden and Peter cutting off the ear of Malachus.
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The Cloisters-Medieval Jewel studded CrossCapture Date: Dec 13, 2013 02:13 PM•Views: 10No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Cloisters-Dressed up for ChristmasCapture Date: Dec 13, 2013 02:20 PM•Views: 11No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Street Art near City CollegeCapture Date: Dec 13, 2013 03:25 PM•Views: 11No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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