Spectrum of desire : love, sex, and gender in the Middle Ages /
" ... Spectrum of Desire explores the often-overlooked themes of sexuality and gender in the medieval past, a period of time when most artistic production served religious purposes. Desire in the Middle Ages was multifaceted. It could be courtly or carnal, sacred or subversive, and expressed a...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
[2025]
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| Summary: | " ... Spectrum of Desire explores the often-overlooked themes of sexuality and gender in the medieval past, a period of time when most artistic production served religious purposes. Desire in the Middle Ages was multifaceted. It could be courtly or carnal, sacred or subversive, and expressed as a kind of longing, suffering, or joy. Medieval artists could be both deeply serious and comical in their evocations of these feelings. Spectrum of Desire opens up ... ways of seeing the past through ... works of art that inspire us to think more expansively about people who lived in the Middle Ages, their relationships, and the artworks they produced. Featuring more than fifty works--from gold jewelry and ivory sculptures to stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, and woven textiles--this exhibition showcases ... visual expression in western Europe from the 13th to the 15th century, drawing primarily from The Met collection"-- |
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| Item Description: | Catalog of an exhibition at The Met Cloisters, New York, October 17, 2025-March 29, 2026. |
| Physical Description: | 143 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 138) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781588398055 1588398056 |