Revisiting the Cloisters Cross A One-day Colloquium on the Cloisters Cross

Courtauld Institute of Art, London

12 May 2023

The Cloisters Cross is widely recognised as a masterpiece of late Romanesque art. Carved of walrus ivory, it appeared after World War II in a private collection and was subsequently acquired by the Metropolitan Museum in New York. The earliest scholarly publications identified it as English, and that probably remains the majority opinion. However, over the years, other attributions have been suggested. What has become clear in the process is that the Cross merits study in the broad intellectual and artistic context of northern Europe, from the Ile de France up to Scandinavia, and England across to Germany.

This one-day colloquium, jointly held by the British Archaeological Association and the Courtauld Institute, will review and extend the debates about the origins and history of the Cloisters Cross. Speakers include Charles T. Little, Sabrina Harcourt-Smith, Robyn Barrow, Miri Rubin, Neil Stratford, Cecily Hennessy and Sandy Heslop.

Date: Friday 12 May 2023, 10.30am - 6.30pm
Location: Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square, Penton Rise, London WC1X 9EW
Organisers: Sandy Heslop (taheslop@gmail.com) and Cecily Hennessy (cecilyjane@hotmail.co.uk)

Tickets are £25 full price and £15 for students. Booking is through Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/revisiting-the-cloisters-cross-a-one-day-colloquium-tickets-510587931247.

This is an in-person event at our Vernon Square campus. Booking will close 30 minutes before the event begins. Registration cost includes lunch and refreshments.

For more information, https://courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/revisiting-the-cloisters-cross-a-one-day-colloquium/