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Religion has been an integral part of human society since the beginning of civilization. People have always admired and believed in an upper power, and as time went on different religions were created and the ways these religions were displayed through art were also created. Allowing us to admire the ways these religious pieces of art differentiate from each other. This exhibit allows you to see the different cultural and religious approaches towards art style.

The medallion with Christ, most of the Christian art during this early time period were pictures and portraits of holy figures such as Christ and Saint Peter. This medallion is formed by gold and silver and displays a portrait of Christ. This medallion was formed along with 11 other ones which show the people who once surrounded an icon of the archangel Gabriel. These medallions were believed to be sent as a gift from the Byzantine court to the Christian state which neighbored it, Georgia.

The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the messianic bodhisattva characterized as the Buddha of the Future, stands in a graciously exaggerated posture, the body beautifully counterbalanced. In a Buddhist setting, the flask is understood as the promise of Maitreya’s coming. The elegant aesthetics of this sculpture embody contemporary eastern Indian Pala styles, yet it displays a startling elegance combined with an almost austere economy of surface decoration: jewelry is restrained, textile patterns minimally suggested. The scale is exceptional, as is the aesthetic sensibility of the artist responsible for this work.

The Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Islamic art during this time was mainly just scripts of the Qur'an and were texts that were displayed through a variety a fonts and colors. This one folio is just one of numerous amounts of other folios that were also drawn during this time. The art that was centralized around Islam was holy text from the Qur'an and the manuscripts displayed in various ways.

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Title: Medallion with Christ from an Icon Frame
Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1100
Medium: Gold, Silver, and enamel work in cloisonne
Culture Of Origin: Byzantine

Medallion with Christ from an Icon Frame | Byzantine | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org)

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Title: The Bodhisattva Maiteryaa, the Buddha of the Future
Artist: Unknown
Date: 11th century
Medium: Cooper alloy with gilding and color
Culture Of Origin: Nepal

The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future | Nepal | Thakuri period | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org)

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Title: Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1300
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment
Culture Of Origin: Iran or Iraq

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org)