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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 79 | NUMBER 2

Spain, 1000–1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith

Perratore, Julia
2021
48 pages
55 illustrations
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Spain, 1000–1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith tells a nuanced story of the dynamic and interconnected medieval Iberian Peninsula while celebrating the artistic exchange among Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the region during the Middle Ages. This Bulletin emphasizes the variety and richness of the Museum’s holdings of medieval Iberian artworks which include mosaics, frescos, architectural decorations, manuscripts, textiles, ivories, and metalwork. Exploring how artists in medieval Spain drew from many sources of inspiration and navigated religious differences in their art, this text underscores the complexity of interfaith interaction during a pivotal era in Spanish history.

Apse from San Martín at Fuentidueña, Limestone, Spanish
Spanish
ca. 1175–1200
Capital with Acanthus Leaves, Marble; carved in relief
10th century
Hebrew Bible, Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; leather binding, Spanish
Spanish
1300–1350 (before 1366)
Wood Panel with Calligraphy, Wood; carved
11th century
Incense Burner, Bronze; cast, chased, and pierced
11th century
Textile with Musicians, Silk, gilt animal substrate around a silk core; lampas
13th century
Chess Piece, Bishop, Ivory
8th–10th century
Pyxis, Elephant ivory, Spanish
Spanish
ca. 950–75
Panel with San Millán, Master Engelram and his son Redolfo  Spanish, Elephant ivory, with glass inlay, Spanish
Master Engelram and his son Redolfo
1060–80
Textile Fragment from the Tomb of Don Felipe, Silk, linen, metal wrapped thread; taqueté
second half 13th century
Textile Fragment from the Dalmatic of San Valerius, Silk, gilt animal substrate around a silk core; lampas with seperable layers in the ground weave
13th century
Textile Fragment from the Dalmatic of San Valerius, Silk, gilt animal substrate around a silk core; tapestry weave
13th century
Textile Fragment with Birds, Silk, gilt animal substrate around a silk core; lampas, Spanish
Spanish
mid to late 12th century
Textile Fragment from the Shrine of San Librada, Sigüenza Cathedral, Spain, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas
first half 12th century
Textile Fragment from the Shrine of San Librada, Sigüenza Cathedral, Spain, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas
first half 12th century
Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles, Silk, Islamic
Islamic
11th–12th century
Sculpture of a Kneeling Knight or King, Sandstone, North Spanish
North Spanish
ca. 1175–1225
Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion, Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree, glass, crystal, and sapphire cabochons, ivory on wood support, Byzantine (ivory); Spanish (setting)
Byzantine (ivory); Spanish (setting)
10th century (ivory); late 11th century (setting)
Panel with an Ivory Crucifixion Scene, Silver-gilt with pseudo-filigree, glass & stone cabochons, cloisonné enamel, elephant ivory with traces of gilding on pine support, Spanish
Spanish
late 11th century
The Healing of the Blind Man and the Raising of Lazarus, Fresco transferred to canvas, Spanish
Spanish
first half 12th century (possibly 1129–34)
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