Frankish Art in American Collections"The wealth of Frankish objects in American collections provides a comprehensive picture of the character of Frankish art from its inception in the Late Roman era through its metamorphosis into Carolingian art. The Frankish holdings of The Metropolitan Museum of Art-in particular the magnificent J. Pierpont Morgan collection-are in themselves sufficient to demonstrate all the elements necessary for an understanding of Frankish art and how it led to Carolingian and later medieval art. The Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore also has a fine collection of Frankish art. Smaller American collections, too, each play a role in defining the complex nature of Frankish art. This publication will provide the first survey ever of American museum holdings in Frankish art"-- [p. 7]. |
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6th century almandine American collections American museums Ancient to Modern Art Gift Baltimore beads bezel bird fibulae bronze Provenance brooch buckle and plate Byzantine Carolingian art Catalogue chip carving Christian Cleveland Museum cloisonné Diam early Frankish Europe evident in Frankish example excavated filigree Françoise Vallet Frankish art Frankish jewelry Frankish rings Franks gold disk fibulae Goths half of 7th Hiberno-Saxon Ibid Jewelry Ancient Langobardic large gold disk Lasko Late Roman Marvin medieval art Merovingian mérovingienne Metropolitan Museum Migration Period Morgan collection motif Museum of Art Niederbreisig northern Oise openwork Ostoia Ostrogoths Pair of bow pearls Périn Pierpont Morgan Pierpont Morgan Paris Pirling plaque red glass paste Rhine Ricci Romans and Barbarians Ross Second half set with cloisonné seventh century Silvered bronze sixth century south Russia Stephen Foltiny style Tabariane technique tion Toledo Museum type of buckle Visigoths Walters Art Gallery Wanquetan Worcester Art Museum workshop worn Yale ring