"We're seeing in the angels what we see in one another when we're in difficult times."
Curator Barbara Boehm on "Plaque with Censing Angels."
Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.
What are the angels on this enameled plaque bearing witness to?
Barbara Drake Boehm
2 min. watch
Contributors
Barbara Drake Boehm
Paul and Jill Ruddock Senior Curator for The Met Cloisters
Paul and Jill Ruddock Senior Curator for The Met Cloisters
Photography by Anne-Marie Kellen
Art Mentioned
French
ca. 1170–80
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