Peachy at The Met: Medieval Church Treasures from Hildesheim Featured in Fall Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum September 17, 2013–January 5, 2014 Our Coverage Sponsored by Stribling and Associates
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As soon as you enter, the Ringelheim crucifix circa 1022 is right in front of you. For any American Catholics or Christians, our concept of just how old a church is is nothing in comparison to the religious treasures of Europe, both in history and in presentation. Going to a modern church is just not the same to us, and especially since Peachy graduated from a Jesuit college we had a high appreciation for this exhibit. The Met is not kidding when they used the word treasures in the title here. Although it is nearly Christmas Day, this exhibit reminded us of Easter a lot more. Major renovations that are currently underway back in Germany were the catalyst for the opportunity for the extraordinary exhibit: Medieval Treasures from Hildesheim (Lower Saxony)—an extraordinary selection of about 50 medieval church treasures, most of which have never been shown outside Europe—to travel to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
We first featured this exhibit here:
Fine metalwork is a triumph of this exhibit, and the level of ornate in every component is at its highest degree. We encourage you to read each description - though entirely substantial, this is not a huge in scale exhibit at The Met- reading it all is not too much. Above are Bishop Bernward's candlesticks: the most important candlesticks to survive the Middle Ages. Naturally because of that Jesuit school, the Eagle lectern circa 1220 capturing the dragon was our favorite part of this exhibit! Also, the lion candlestick reminds us of what Sylvester Stallone's character creates as a hobby in the new movie coming out Christmas Day, Grudge Match...
