Die Verkündigung (Katalog Nr. 76), Französisch (?), um 1350/60, Tempera und Öl auf Holz. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund. © The Cleveland Museum of Art

MUNICH, GERMANY.- The Cleveland Museum of Art is currently in the process of erecting a further extension and renovating the existing buildings. This offered the unique opportunity to display one of the most significant collections of the museum at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich. The museum’s holdings of Western art from the third through to the 16th centuries have been a particular strength from the opening of the first building in 1916. They rank today among the most important in the United States. Artistic quality, rather than documentary or historical significance, has always been the guiding principle of acquisition. All works were donated or financed by private sponsors. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=20218

Kreuzigung (Katalog Nr. 96), Meister des Schlägler Altars, um 1440/50, Öl auf Holz. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund. © The Cleveland Museum of Art

Reliquiar in Buchform (Katalog Nr. 37), Aus dem Welfenschatz. Elfenbeintafel: Lothringen, um 1000, Rahmen: Niedersachsen, um 1340 Elfenbein, Silber, ver-goldet, Edelsteine, Eiche. Schenkung John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust. © The Cleveland Museum of Art

Armreliquiar, so genannter Apostelarm (Katalog Nr. 39 ). Aus dem Welfenschatz, Niedersachsen, um 1190. Silber, vergoldet, Email (Grubenschmelz), Eiche. Schenkung John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust. © The Cleveland Museum of Art.