Beginning around the year 1000,
Jerusalem attained unprecedented significance as a location, destination, and
symbol to people of diverse faiths from Iceland to India. Multiple competitive
and complementary religious traditions, fueled by an almost universal
preoccupation with the city, gave rise to one of the most creative periods in
its history.
This
landmark exhibition demonstrates the key role that the Holy City played in
shaping the art of the period from 1000 to 1400. In these centuries, Jerusalem
was home to more cultures, religions, and languages than ever before. Through
times of peace as well as war, Jerusalem remained a constant source of
inspiration that resulted in art of great beauty and fascinating complexity.
This
exhibition is the first to unravel the various cultural traditions and
aesthetic strands that enriched and enlivened the medieval city. It features
some 200 works of art from 60 lenders worldwide. More than four dozen key loans
come from Jerusalem's diverse religious communities, some of which have never
before shared their treasures outside their walls.
The exhibition is made possible by
The David Berg Foundation; The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait; the Sherman
Fairchild Foundation; the William S. Lieberman Fund; The Polonsky Foundation;
Diane Carol Brandt; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; the Ruddock Foundation for
the Arts; and Mary and Michael Jaharis.
Additional
support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2016/jerusalem
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