Medieval Europe
The period known as the Middle Ages extends from the fourth to the end of the fourteenth century, or from the disintegration of the Roman Empire to the beginning of the Renaissance in western Europe. Spanning the medieval world from the eastern Mediterranean to western Europe, the medieval art collection features a wide range of remarkable objects, including metalwork, sculpture, stained glass, icons, and other paintings. The Walters maintains particularly strong holdings of ivories, enamels, liturgical vessels, reliquaries, early Byzantine silver, and Ethiopian Christian art.
The period known as the Middle Ages extends from the fourth to the end of the fourteenth century, or from the disintegration of the Roman Empire to the beginning of the Renaissance in western Europe. Spanning the medieval world from the eastern Mediterranean to western Europe, the medieval art collection features a wide range of remarkable objects, including metalwork, sculpture, stained glass, icons, and other paintings. The Walters maintains particularly strong holdings of ivories, enamels, liturgical vessels, reliquaries, early Byzantine silver, and Ethiopian Christian art.
![Image for Triptych with Lamentation Over Christ with Donors and Saints](https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/thumbnails/PL9_37.242_FntLft_SL_T.jpg)
Triptych with Lamentation Over Christ with Donors and Saints
ca. 1490 (Early Modern)
37.242
On view
![Image for Devotional Plaquette with the Adoration of the Magi](https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/thumbnails/PL9_44.439_Fnt_SL.jpg)
Devotional Plaquette with the Adoration of the Magi
1485-1495 (Early Modern)
44.439
On view
![Image for Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ](https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/thumbnails/PL7_61.57_Fnt_TR_T91II.jpg)
Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ
1492-1495 (Late Medieval-Renaissance)
61.57
On view
![Image for Pectoral Icon with the Baptism of Christ and the Deesis](https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/thumbnails/PL9_61.145_Fnt_BW_H62.jpg)
Pectoral Icon with the Baptism of Christ and the Deesis
18th century (Early Modern)
61.145
On view
![Image for Tree of Jesse with Presentation of Christ in the Temple](https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/thumbnails/PL7_61.142_NF_4003-tms.jpg)
Tree of Jesse with Presentation of Christ in the Temple
18th century (Early Modern)
61.142