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This altar piece embodies the culture of storytelling in the Middle Ages

C. Griffith Mann
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"Medieval art is very much about a multi-media experience."

Curator C. Griffith Mann on the painting "Saint Michael" by Master of Belmonte.

Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.

Contributors

C. Griffith Mann
Michel David-Weill Curator in Charge, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters

Photography by Anne-Marie Kellen

Art Mentioned

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Saint Michael, Master of Belmonte Spanish, Tempera and oil on wood, North Spanish
Saint Michael
Master of Belmonte
1450–1500

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