Medieval Art

The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world, encompassing the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome to the beginning of the Renaissance.

Tesserae

Inspired by a group of mosiac tesserae, our design interprets the polychromy into embroidery.

  • product inspired from the art object from the met museum
    art object from the met museum
    Mosaic Tesserae
    Byzantine
    Glass, gold and silver leaf; 6th–15th century
    Gift of Augusto (?) Agarri, 1928 2016.11.1–.50