Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance

Permanent event at the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, United States

30 August 2017

Italian, Sicily, Casket, 12th century

The Art Institute houses a comprehensive collection of medieval art made in Europe over a period of 500 years.

It features both religious works and objects of daily use in a variety of media, including painting and sculpture, luxury metalwork and stained glass, textiles and manuscript illumination.

Major collections of arms and armor, jewelry, ceramics, and tapestries, along with paintings and sculpture, vividly demonstrate the ceremony of life in the Renaissance era in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands.

Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago collects, preserves, and interprets works of art of the highest quality, representing the world’s diverse artistic traditions, for the inspiration and education of the public and in accordance with our profession’s highest ethical standards and practices.

Museum profile

Location

Chicago, United States

Founded in

1879

Jacques de Baerze, Netherlandish, active before 1384–1399, Melchior Broederlam
Netherlandish, about 1355-about 1411
Corpus of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Crucifixion, 1391-99

Spanish, Catalonia, Corpus of Christ, 13th century

Jacques de Baerze, Netherlandish, active before 1384–1399, Melchior Broederlam Netherlandish, about 1355-about 1411 Corpus of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Crucifixion, 1391-99
Italian, Milan, Armor, 1570/80
Spanish, Catalonia, Corpus of Christ, 13th century

Italian, Milan, Armor, 1570/80
Spanish, Catalonia, Corpus of Christ, 13th century
Jacques de Baerze, Netherlandish, active before 1384–1399, Melchior Broederlam Netherlandish, about 1355-about 1411 Corpus of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Crucifixion, 1391-99