ALETEIA
By Stephen Beale
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| Annunciation Triptych |
The Cloisters was founded in 1933 thanks to a donation from J. Pierpont Morgan, who also contributed many of the original pieces in the collection. The museum has benefited from several other contributions over the years, including a number of medieval sculptures acquired by George Grey Barnard that were purchased through funding provided by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., according to the museum’s official history. The Cloisters features manuscripts, stained glass, paintings, and sculptures spanning the Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque, and Gothic periods, according to an official description. It contains over 5,000 pieces. Here are four must-see treasures. [
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| The Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry |
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| The Cloisters Cross |
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| Bust of the Virgin |
