Art and Nature in the Middle Ages

Dallas Museum of Art

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Aquamanile (water jug) in the shape of a unicorn (c. 1400), Nuremberg, Germany © RMN-Grand Palais/Art Resource, NY. Photograph: Gérard Blot

Spanning the 12th to early 16th centuries, Art and Nature in the Middle Ages explores the diverse modes of expression and variety of representations of nature in European medieval art, whether plant or animal, sacred or profane, real or imagined, highlighting the continuities and changes. The exhibition presents more than 100 extraordinary objects, rarely before shown in the United States, that reflect the wide range of styles, techniques, and iconography that flourished during this period. Read more.

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Stained glass window with partridges (c. 1500), France © RMN-Grand Palais/Art Resource, NY. Photograph: Franck Raux

Hispano-Moresque dish with bryony leaf decoration and HIS Christogram (Mid-15th century), Manises, Spain © RMN-Grand Palais/Art Resource, NY. Photograph: Jean-Luc Mabit