Art Art &Photos 14 Nov 2010 08:50 am
Cloister shots
- One of the treasures in New York is the museum called “The Cloisters”. This is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to European Medieval Art.
Within this small enclave, there’s a wealth of tapestries, paintings, sculpture and utensils (actually used during the Middle Ages.) The building, itself, was reconstructed near Fort Tryon (a Revolutionary War outpost that is commemorated with a small area of the park) from bricks and stones that were made up the actual building, originally in Europe.
The greatest aspect of the place, to me, is the silence and majesty of the surroundings. It’s beautiful and quiet and goldenl something that stands out and apart from NYC.
Steve Fisher recently sent me some photos of parts of the building, without showcasing the art, and they seemed perfect to me. Here they are:
1The Cloisters sits not far from the George Washington Bridge
just this side of New Jersey.
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Within the building are many stained glass windows.
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The windows lead you to the open air.
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Fianlly you reach the courtyard which is a sanctuary of its own,
any time of the year. It sits in quiet and invites peace.
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Al aout the courtyard is a the square walkway with water fountains
built into the walls in the shapes of lions and other animals.
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Some other time, we’ll look at the art.
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on 15 Nov 2010 at 7:09 am 1.Stephen Macquignon said …
I love this place I need to go back again, it has been to long