Medieval draughtsmanship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art


	Medieval draughtsmanship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

enbar

6-20-2009 11:05 PM

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art, christianity, history, medieval, middle_ages, religion

enbar says:

Many more examples available for viewing in excellent high-resolution reproductions at the museum's blog. This particular image needs to be viewed larger (bit.ly/BZd18) to appreciate the detail and expression of the draughtsmanship.

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6-21-2009 8:10 PM

ramsesemerson

Awesome, too bad New York's so far away.

6-22-2009 2:29 PM

citizenbfk

Nice to see a little culture now and then.

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