Highlights of the Collection

Thematic Collections

The approximately 150 objects of this selection extend from the early Middle Ages to the twentieth century and represent wide spectrum of the applied art genres. The works of art are of outstanding quality in both their technical and artistic production, thus deserve a place among the highlights of the past centuries applied art.

Fabric fragment - Annunciation
Ivory panel (part of a book binding) - Scenes from the Passion-the Crucifixion and The Maries at the Sepulchre --plaque for book cover
Ivory panel (part of a book binding) - The Four Evangelists -plaque for book cover
Relief - The Creation of the Birds and the Fish
Diptych - depicting scenes from Christ's Passion
Jewelry casket - with courting scenes
Back of a chasuble - with scenes from the life of Jesus
Manuscript bound into a book - Book of hours, „prayer book of Lodovico Gonzaga”
Wedding chest (cassone) - with Griselda scene
Batári–Crivelli carpet fragment
Memling rug, fragment
Holbein carpet
Table - so called cradle or Transylvanian table
Overcoat (mente) - so called Matthias coat
Tapestry - Nativity
Tapestry - so called Medici tapestry - Playing putti I (putti with ostrich)
Tapestry - so called Medici tapestry - Playing putti II (putti with yokes)
Tapestry - so called Medici tapestry - Playing putti III (putti with lion)