Medieval Collection: Ball State University Museum of Art

Medieval Art (about 500-1400 CE)

Christ, Spanish, about 1225-1250, given in loving memory of Lucy Ball Owsley by her son David T. Owsley, 1991.005.000

Christ Crucified, Spanish
(Catalan), about 1225-1250,
given in loving memory of Lucy
Ball Owsley by her son David
T. Owsley, 1991.005.000

Religious subject matter predominates in works of art produced during the millennium between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance in the Western world.

Medieval works in the Ball State University Museum of Art's collection include sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, and altar furnishings. These works can be viewed in the museum's West Gallery.