Cloister
Unknown Artist
late 13th–14th century
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
Overall: 54 ft. 3 in. x 49 ft. (1,660 x 1,490 cm)
Classification
Sculpture-Architectural
Culture
French
Department
The Cloisters
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Cloisters Collection, 1925
Accession Number
25.120.531–.1052
Art Historical Context
Step into the serene heart of medieval France with *Cloister*, a architectural sculpture crafted from marble in the late 13th to 14th century. vast structure, measuring an impressive 54 feet 3 inches by 49 feet, was originally part of a monastic complex, where enclosed walkways surrounded a central garden courtyard. Now lovingly reconstructed in The Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—part of the museum's founding 1925 collection—it invites visitors to experience the quiet beauty of Gothic-era monastic life. Carved by an unknown artist, the cloister exemplifies the exquisite stonework...