Christ on the Cold Stone, c. 1490
Netherlands, Brabant
Oak with traces of polychromy
28 3/8 x 17 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches
(72 x 44.5 x 26 cm)
The Virgin and Child, c. 1330
France, Paris
Marble
11 x 3 1/4 x 2 inches
(28.3 x 8.5 x 4.9 cm)
Sigmund Gleismüller (active in Landshut, 1474-1505)
Pentecost, c. 1485-90
Oil on spruce or larch
50 1/4 x 46 1/4 inches
(128 x 117.5 cm)
Sigmund Gleismüller (active in Landshut, 1474-1505)
Pentecost, c. 1485-90
Detail
Oil on spruce or larch
50 1/4 x 46 1/4 inches
(128 x 117.5 cm)
Giovan Domenico D'Auria (active c. 1550-1573)
A Sleeping Knight, c. 1560-70
Italy, Naples
Carrara marble
27 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches
(70 x 85 x 12 cm)
Workshop of Anselmo Da Campione
A pair of monumental lions, c. 1210-20 (lions and columns), with 19th-century capitals copying those of Parma baptistry
Italy, Emilia, possibly the Cathedral of Reggio-Emilia
Verona marble
Lion with calf: 26 × 17 3/4 x 29 inches (66.5 × 45 × 74 cm)
Lion with dragon: 27 × 18 × 28 inches (69 × 45.5 × 71 cm)
Overall height with columns and capitals attached: 119.5 inches (303.6 cm)
Workshop of Anselmo Da Campione
A pair of monumental lions, c. 1210-20 (lions and columns), with 19th-century capitals copying those of Parma baptistry
Italy, Emilia, possibly the Cathedral of Reggio-Emilia
Detail
Verona marble
Lion with calf: 26 × 17 3/4 x 29 inches (66.5 × 45 × 74 cm)
Lion with dragon: 27 × 18 × 28 inches (69 × 45.5 × 71 cm)
Overall height with columns and capitals attached: 119.5 inches (303.6 cm)
Luca Della Robbia (Florence, 1399/1400-1482)
Bust of a young man, c. 1435-40
Italy, Florence
Unglazed terracotta in high relief
16 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 6 inches
(41.5 x 34.5 x 15 cm)
Gregorio di Lorenzo (doc. 1455-1495)
The Mannington Madonna, c. 1470
Italy, Florence
A single block of cream-veined marble with gilded decoration to the outer moldings
28 x 22 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches
(71 x 57 x 16 cm)
Gregorio di Lorenzo (doc. 1455-1495)
The Mannington Madonna, c. 1470
Italy, Florence
Detail
A single block of cream-veined marble with gilded decoration to the outer moldings
28 x 22 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches
(71 x 57 x 16 cm)
Circle of Michel Erhart (c. 1445–1522)
Three figures from a Crucifixion Group, c. 1510-20
Southern Germany, Ulm?
Limewood, with traces of polychromy
32 3/4 x 17 1/4 x 8 inches
(83 x 44 x 20 cm)
Circle of Michel Erhart (c. 1445–1522)
Three figures from a Crucifixion Group, c. 1510-20
Southern Germany, Ulm?
Detail
Limewood, with traces of polychromy
32 3/4 x 17 1/4 x 8 inches
(83 x 44 x 20 cm)
Carved by a Flemish sculptor active in Castile
Christ on the Cross, c. 1500–10
Northern Spain, Burgos?
Oak with gilding and polychromy
Cross: 88 3/4 × 73 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (225.5 × 186 × 7 cm)
Corpus: 41 × 37 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (104 × 95 × 22 cm)
Carved by a Flemish sculptor active in Castile
Christ on the Cross, c. 1500–10
Northern Spain, Burgos?
Detail
Oak with gilding and polychromy
Cross: 88 3/4 × 73 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (225.5 × 186 × 7 cm)
Corpus: 41 × 37 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (104 × 95 × 22 cm)
Hans Süss von Kulmbach (c. 1485-1522)
Saints Claudius, Castorius and Simplicius, c. 1510-13
Nuremberg
Oil on unidentified softwood, re-laid on to board
21 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches
(53.8 x 33.5 cm)
A monumental wrought-iron pedestal, 15th century
Bohemia
Wrought iron
41 3/4 × 22 × 22 inches
(106 × 55 × 55 cm)
A monumental wrought-iron pedestal, 15th century
Bohemia
Detail
Wrought iron
41 3/4 × 22 × 22 inches
(106 × 55 × 55 cm)
Hans Leinberger (c. 1485-1535)
The Presentation in the Temple, c. 1516-18
Germany, Bavaria, Landshut, Church of St. Martin
Polychromed limewood with traces of gilding
17 x 18 inches
(43 x 45.5 cm)
The Astor Virgin, c. 1150
Mosan France
Limewood with later poplar additions (on forearms)
55 1/4 x 9 x 7 inches
(140.5 x 23 x 18 cm)
Master of the St. Lambrecht Votive Panel
The Nativity, c. 1430
Austria, Vienna
Oil and gilding on panel
33 x 39 inches
(82 x 66.7 cm)
A wild man chandelier (Lustermännchen), c. 1525–50
Germany, Alpine Region
23 1/2 × 17 1/4 inches
(60 × 44 cm)
Sebastián de Almonacid (1460-1526?)
Triptych of the Virgin and Child with saints and donors, c. 1500-20
Spain, Castile
Oil and gilding on walnut
28 3/4 × 45 × 5 1/8 inches (fully open)
(73 x 116 x 13.2 cm)
Sebastián de Almonacid (1460-1526?)
Triptych of the Virgin and Child with saints and donors, c. 1500-20
Spain, Castile
Detail
Oil and gilding on walnut
28 3/4 × 45 × 5 1/8 inches (fully open)
(73 x 116 x 13.2 cm)
A massive capital with human figures tormented by winged serpents, c. 1100-30
Spain, Pyrenees
Medium-grained rose limestone with large blue-tinted veins
29 1/4 x 29 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches
(74 x 75 x 39 cm)
A large cassone, c. 1500
Italy, probably Venice
Walnut inlaid with boxwood and bone
19 x 51 1/2 inches
(48.3 × 130.8 × 55.9 cm)
The Masters of the Gold Scrolls
A lavishly-illuminated Book of Hours, c. 1440s
For the use of Sarum, in Latin, with later Spanish additions
Southern Netherlands, Bruges
Illuminated manuscript on vellum with 77 paintings
11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches
(30 x 22 cm)
Simon Bening (1483-1561)
The Imhof Prayerbook, 1511
Antwerp
Illuminated manuscript on vellum with texts in Latin and Netherlandish
3 1/2 × 2 1/2 inches
(9 × 6.2 cm)
The Foljambe Hours, second half of the 15th century
South-East France
Illuminated manuscript on vellum; 172 leaves of vellum, 12 large paintings
7 1/8 x 5 1/8 inches
(18 x 13 cm)
The Wodhull-Harberton-Master, the Houghton Master, and other artists
Book of Hours (Use of Rome) in Latin, c. 1490
Flanders
Illuminated manuscript on vellum; 162 leaves, 8 full page paintings with facing full page borders, 7 further full-page borders of the same type, 12 smaller paintings
6 7/8 x 6 1/8 inches
(17.5 x 15.5 cm)
Jean Bourdichon (c. 1457/8-1521)
The Flight into Egypt, from the Hours of Louis XII, c. 1500
France, Tours
Tempera and gold on vellum
9 1/2 × 6 3/4 inches
(24.3 x 17 cm)
Tapestry with scenes of the Passion, c. 1480
Central Germany, possibly Eichstätt
Tapestry of wool and linen wefts on an undyed wool warp, 6 warps
23 3/4 x 92 inches
(60.5 x 233.5 cm)
Tapestry with scenes of the Passion, c. 1480
Central Germany, possibly Eichstätt
Detail
Tapestry of wool and linen wefts on an undyed wool warp, 6 warps
23 3/4 x 92 inches
(60.5 x 233.5 cm)
Moses and the Brazen Serpent, from a large typological cross, c. 1160
Mosan region
Gilt copper with lapis blue, light blue, turquoise, green, yellow and white champlevé enamel
2 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches
(7 x 9.5 cm)
An enamelled orb from the Shrine of Saint Ursula, c. 1170
Cologne, Church of Saint Ursula
Gilt and champlevé enamelled copper, on an ebony stand made by Josef Hoffmann for the Palais Stoclet in c. 1905–11
Orb: 4 inches (10.5 cm) height
Colonnette: 6 inches (15.3 cm) height
Overall: 17 inches (43 cm) height
A gilded bronze corpus of Christ Triumphant, c. 1200
Gilt bronze
6 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 1 3/8 inches
(17.5 x 18.1 x 3.5 cm)
A gilded bronze corpus of Christ Triumphant, c. 1200
Detail
Gilt bronze
6 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 1 3/8 inches
(17.5 x 18.1 x 3.5 cm)
Sogdian Artisans in Tibet
Ewer with mythical animals, c. 650-700
Tibet
Silver with parcel gilding
11 3/4 inches
30 cm
Leoben Workshop
A stained-glass window of Saint Barbara, c. 1400
Austria, Styria
Red, purple, blue, green and clear glass with silver stain and vitreous enamel
29 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches
(75 x 32.5 cm)
Saints Margaret and Elizabeth presenting a female donor, c. 1525–30
Germany, possibly from the church of Saint Peter, Cologne
Red, purple, blue, green, and clear glass with vitreous paint and silver stain
46 × 23 3/4 inches
(117 × 60.5 cm)
Saints Margaret and Elizabeth presenting a female donor, c. 1525–30
Detail
Germany, possibly from the church of Saint Peter, Cologne
Red, purple, blue, green, and clear glass with vitreous paint and silver stain
46 × 23 3/4 inches
(117 × 60.5 cm)
Two stained-glass roundels depicting children’s games, c. 1450
Northern France or Burgundy
Clear glass with silver stain and vitreous paint
Diameter: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm), each
Workshop of Baldassare Embriachi (active 1390–1409)
A large intarsia casket depicting the Legend of Paris, c. 1400
Italy, Florence
Bone framed with intarsia, horn and ebony over a softwood carcass (likely poplar)
16 1/2 x 14 x 14 inches
(42 x 36 x 36 cm)
Workshop of Baldassare Embriachi (active 1390–1409)
A large intarsia casket depicting the Legend of Paris, c. 1400
Italy, Florence
Detail
Bone framed with intarsia, horn and ebony over a softwood carcass (likely poplar)
16 1/2 x 14 x 14 inches
(42 x 36 x 36 cm)
An enamelled gemellion with a horse and rider, second half of the 13th century
France, Limoges
Champlevé enamel on gilded copper
8 7/8 x 8 7/8 x 1 3/8 inches
(22.5 x 22.5 x 3.5 cm)
An enamelled casket showing the Crucifixion, c. 1200
Champlevé enamel on gilt copper over modern oak core
8 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches
(21.6 x 16.5 x 7.9 cm)
An enamelled casket showing the Crucifixion, c. 1200
Champlevé enamel on gilt copper over modern oak core
8 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches
(21.6 x 16.5 x 7.9 cm)
An enamelled reliquary casket with figures of angels, c. 1220-40
France, Limoges
Gilded, chased and incised copper with champlevé enamel and turquoise cabochons on a later softwood core
8 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches
(22.3 x 18.9 x 9.4 cm)
An enamelled reliquary casket with figures of angels, c. 1220-40
France, Limoges
Gilded, chased and incised copper with champlevé enamel and turquoise cabochons on a later softwood core
8 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches
(22.3 x 18.9 x 9.4 cm)