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See How These Medieval Artists Explored the Many Meanings of Love and Desire in a New Exhibition at the Met Cloisters

For anyone who’s wondered about Aristotle’s sex life, saintly gender identity or medieval spanking, the Met Cloisters’ newest exhibition may hold some answers—or at least some artistic interpretations ...
The New York Times

At the Cloisters, Sor Juana’s Words Ring Out in Song

The opera “Primero Sueño” translates Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s poem about the soul’s journey into a musical promenade around the Cloisters. By Elisabeth Vincentelli The Met Cloisters were alive with ...
Hyperallergic

Mapping the Queer Landscape of Medieval Europe

Installation view of Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages at The Met Cloisters showing a sculpture of Saint Sebastian (Northern Europe, late 15th century) (all photos Emma ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See How These Medieval Artists Explored the Many Meanings of Love and Desire in a New Exhibition at the Met Cloisters

This 14th- or 15th-century aquamanile, a vessel for pouring water in domestic and religious settings, shows a sexual depiction of the legend of Aristotle and Phyllis. The Metropolitan Museum of Art ...