Detail of Spanish Camel fresco Detail of Spanish Camel fresco
Exhibition

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

August 30, 2021 – February 13, 2022

Previously on view at The Met Cloisters , 002
Free with Museum admission

Exhibition Objects

Commentary on the Apocalypse, Ink and colors on vellum, Spanish
Lion Relief, Sandstone with traces of paint, Spanish

Lion Relief

Spanish
ca. 1200
Hebrew Bible, Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; leather binding, Spanish

Hebrew Bible

Spanish
1300–1350 (before 1366)
Letter from Judah ha-Levi, Ink on paper
Pyxis, Elephant ivory, Spanish

Pyxis

Spanish
ca. 950–75
Panel with San Millán, Master Engelram and his son Redolfo, Elephant ivory, with glass inlay, Spanish

Panel with San Millán

Master Engelram and his son Redolfo (Spanish, active Longroño, 1060–1090/5)
1060–80
Incense Burner, Bronze; cast, chased, and pierced

Incense Burner

11th century
Ivory Casket with Scenes from the Book of Kings, Ivory and gilt-copper alloy, Spanish
Gravestone - Almeria Stele, Marble, Spanish

Gravestone - Almeria Stele

Spanish
12th century
Gravestone - Almeria Stele, Marble, Spanish

Gravestone - Almeria Stele

Spanish
12th century
Textile Fragment with Elephant, Silk, samite
Tiraz Tapestry Textile Fragment, Silk, linen, tapestry weave
Camel, Fresco transferred to canvas, Spanish

Camel

Spanish
first half 12th century (possibly 1129–34)
The Temptation of Christ by the Devil, Fresco transferred to canvas, Spanish

The Temptation of Christ by the Devil

Spanish
first half 12th century (possibly 1129–34)
The Healing of the Blind Man and the Raising of Lazarus, Fresco transferred to canvas, Spanish

The Healing of the Blind Man and the Raising of Lazarus

Spanish
first half 12th century (possibly 1129–34)
Box, Ivory; carved and incised

Box

11th century
Oliphant, Ivory, metal mounts, South Italian

Oliphant

South Italian
12th century
Capital with Lions Mounted by Nude Riders, Stone, North Spanish or South French

Capital with Lions Mounted by Nude Riders

North Spanish or South French
first half 12th century
Capital with Acanthus Leaves, Marble; carved in relief
Coffret with the Legend of Guilhem, count of Toulouse, Walnut, painted, iron mounts, South French
Sculpture of a Kneeling Knight or King, Sandstone, North Spanish

Sculpture of a Kneeling Knight or King

North Spanish
ca. 1175–1225
Sculpture of a Wise Man (from a Group with the Adoration of the Magi), Limestone, Spanish
Wise Man (from a group with the Adoration of the Magi), Limestone, Spanish
Virgin and Child (from an group with the Adoration of the Magi), Limestone, Spanish
Joseph (from a group with the Adoration of the Magi), Limestone, Spanish
Wood Panel with Calligraphy, Wood; carved
Chess Piece, Bishop, Ivory

Chess Piece, Bishop

8th–10th century
Chess Piece, Rook, Ivory; carved

Chess Piece, Rook

11th–12th century
Textile Fragment with Cup Bearers, Silk, metallic thread, tapestry weave
Bifolium from the Andalusian Pink Qur'an, Ink, gold, silver, and opaque watercolor on paper
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the First Angel Sounds the Trumpet; Fire, Hail-stones, and Blood are Cast Upon the Earth, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Seven Angels Hold the Cups of the Seven Last Plagues; The Hymn of the Lamb, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish
Textile Fragment from the Shrine of San Librada, Sigüenza Cathedral, Spain, Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas
Textile Fragment with Double-Headed Eagles, Silk, Islamic
Textile Fragment with Birds, Silk, gilt animal substrate around a silk core; lampas, Spanish

Textile Fragment with Birds

Spanish
mid to late 12th century
Textile with Musicians, Silk, gilt animal substrate around a silk core; lampas
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)

Panel with Byzantine Ivory Carving of the Crucifixion

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, Ivory with traces of gilding on pine support, Spanish

Panel with an Ivory Crucifixion Scene

Spanish
late 11th century
Panel with Scene from the Life of a Saint, Ivory, North Spanish

Panel with Scene from the Life of a Saint

North Spanish
second half 11th century
Circular Box (Pyxis) with the Miracle of Christ’s Multiplication of the Loaves, Ivory with polychromy, Byzantine
Altar Frontal, Wood with gesso, canvas, paint, Catalan

Altar Frontal

Catalan
ca. 1225
Crucifix, White oak with paint, gold leaf, and tin leaf (corpus); softwood with paint and tin leaf (cross), Spanish

Crucifix

Spanish
ca. 1150–1200
The Virgin and Child in Majesty and the Adoration of the Magi, Master of Pedret, Fresco transferred to canvas, Catalan

The Virgin and Child in Majesty and the Adoration of the Magi

Attributed to the Master of Pedret (Spanish, Catalonia, 12th century)
ca. 1100
Apse from San Martín at Fuentidueña, Limestone, Spanish