The special exhibition Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Art at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases more than 80 sculpted heads dating from before the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. Using the standard tools of Art History as well as Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), scholars have been able to determine the provenances (origins) of the stone heads and fragments displayed. The show describes the importance of facial expression in medieval sculpture, the role of iconoclasm in the dismemberment of many statues and how scientific innovations helped to uncover important information about many of the works on view.
To read the full review, please see Special Exhibition Review - Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Art.
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