Heraldic Column Capital in the Trie Cloister at th…
Column Capital in the Trie Cloister at the Cloiste…
Column Capital in the Trie Cloister at the Cloiste…
Column Capital With the 3 Marys and the Entombment…
Cross & Fountain in the Trie Cloister at the Clois…
Cross & Fountain in the Trie Cloister at the Clois…
Cross & Fountain in the Trie Cloister at the Clois…
Cross & Fountain in the Trie Cloister at the Clois…
Lord Ervald at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festiv…
Lord Ervald at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festiv…
Lord Ervald at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festiv…
Lord Ervald at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festiv…
Vicereine Eularia at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval…
Lady Biya at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival…
Lady Biya at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival…
Lord Llewellan at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fes…
Lord Llewellan at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fes…
Fighter's Helmet at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval F…
Lady Brithwen at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fest…
Ryan in Armor at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fest…
Ryan & Ervald Ready to Fight at the Fort Tryon Par…
Viceroy Alexandre and Other Fighters at the Fort T…
Viceroy Alexandre and Other Fighters at the Fort T…
Fallen Fighter at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Fes…
Lord Ervald Fighting at the Fort Tryon Park Mediev…
Lord Ervald Fighting at the Fort Tryon Park Mediev…
Lord Ervald Fighting at the Fort Tryon Park Mediev…
Avran and Other Fighters at the Fort Tryon Park Me…
Fighter at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival,…
Fighter at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival,…
Fighters Chatting at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval…
Fighters in a Three-on-Three Melee at the Fort Try…
Fighters in a Three-on-Three Melee at the Fort Try…
Garden Decorated Base in the Cloisters, April 2007
Garden in the Cloisters, April 2007
Tree in the Cuxa Cloister in the Cloisters, April…
The Cuxa Cloister and Tower in the Cloisters, Apri…
Pilaster from the Saint-Guilhem Cloister in the Cl…
The Exterior of the Chapel in the Cloisters, April…
Effigies of Alvaro Rodrigo de Cabrera and Cecilia…
Three Reliquaries for the Skulls of Female Saints…
Gate at the Cloisters, April 2007
John the Bear and Viceroy Alexandre vs Avran and E…
John the Bear and Viceroy Alexandre vs Avran and E…
Viceroy Alexandre and Lord Ervald Fighting at the…
Viceroy Alexandre and Lord Ervald Fighting at the…
Viceroy Alexandre and Lord Ervald Fighting at the…
Viceroy Alexandre and Lord Ervald Fighting at the…
Viceroy Alexandre and Lord Ervald Fighting at the…
Lord Targai and Nicole Engaged in Archery at the Q…
Nicole Reclaiming Arrows at the Queens County Farm…
Archers Lady Griscin, Ryan, and Lord Chinua at the…
Lord Targai and Nicole Engaged in Archery at the Q…
Aquamanile with Phyllis and Aristotle in the Metro…
Detail of the Cover of an Ivory Casket in the Metr…
Ivory Casket in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Au…
Marble Panel with Lion Family in the Metropolitan…
Ivory Panel with Symbols of the Four Evangelists i…
Detail of a Wooden Panel with Winged Figures in th…
Wooden Panel with Winged Figures in the Metropolit…
Virgin & Child from Auvergne in the Metropolitan M…
Virgin & Child Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museu…
Bloomery slag
Medieval bloomery at Burbage, near Sheffield
Marble Panel with a Griffin in the Metropolitan Mu…
Location
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
788 visits
Column Capital in the Cuxa Cloister in the Cloisters, April 2007
The Cuxa Cloister, mid-12th century
French or Spanish
Marble; 90 ft. x 78 ft. (2,743 x 2,377 cm)
The Cloisters Collection, 1925 (25.120.398, .399, .452,)
The Benedictine monastery of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, located at the foot of Mount Canigou in the northeast Pyrenees, was founded in 878. In 1791, Cuxa's monks departed in the wake of the French Revolution, and much of the monastery's stonework was subsequently dispersed. The monastery's cloister, built during the twelfth century, originally measured some 156 by 128 feet, or approximately twice its current size at The Cloisters, much of whose architecture is modern. Like the ensemble from Saint-Guilhem, elements were purchased by George Grey Barnard and brought to the United States; part of the cloister survives at the monastery which, once again, houses a community of monks. The cloister was the heart of a monastery. By definition, it consists of a covered walkway surrounding a large open courtyard, with access to all other monastic buildings. Usually attached to the southern flank of the church, a cloister was at the same time passageway and processional walkway, a place for meditation and for reading aloud. At once serene and bustling, the cloister was also the site where the monks washed their clothes and themselves. The warm beauty of the native pink marble used at Cuxa harmonizes this cloister's many elements, such as the varied capital sculptures carved during different periods in its construction. Some of these are fashioned in the simplest of block forms, while others are intricately carved with scrolling leaves, pinecones, animals with two bodies and a common head (a special breed for the corners of capitals), lions devouring people or their own forelegs, or a mermaid holding her tail. While many of these motifs may derive from popular fables or depict the struggle between the forces of good and evil, the conveyance of meaning seems to have been less important for the Cuxa artists than the creation of powerful works capturing the energy and tension between the forms depicted.
Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/ViewOne.asp?item=25.120.398, .399, .452,&dep=7
French or Spanish
Marble; 90 ft. x 78 ft. (2,743 x 2,377 cm)
The Cloisters Collection, 1925 (25.120.398, .399, .452,)
The Benedictine monastery of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, located at the foot of Mount Canigou in the northeast Pyrenees, was founded in 878. In 1791, Cuxa's monks departed in the wake of the French Revolution, and much of the monastery's stonework was subsequently dispersed. The monastery's cloister, built during the twelfth century, originally measured some 156 by 128 feet, or approximately twice its current size at The Cloisters, much of whose architecture is modern. Like the ensemble from Saint-Guilhem, elements were purchased by George Grey Barnard and brought to the United States; part of the cloister survives at the monastery which, once again, houses a community of monks. The cloister was the heart of a monastery. By definition, it consists of a covered walkway surrounding a large open courtyard, with access to all other monastic buildings. Usually attached to the southern flank of the church, a cloister was at the same time passageway and processional walkway, a place for meditation and for reading aloud. At once serene and bustling, the cloister was also the site where the monks washed their clothes and themselves. The warm beauty of the native pink marble used at Cuxa harmonizes this cloister's many elements, such as the varied capital sculptures carved during different periods in its construction. Some of these are fashioned in the simplest of block forms, while others are intricately carved with scrolling leaves, pinecones, animals with two bodies and a common head (a special breed for the corners of capitals), lions devouring people or their own forelegs, or a mermaid holding her tail. While many of these motifs may derive from popular fables or depict the struggle between the forces of good and evil, the conveyance of meaning seems to have been less important for the Cuxa artists than the creation of powerful works capturing the energy and tension between the forms depicted.
Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/ViewOne.asp?item=25.120.398, .399, .452,&dep=7
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.