When looking at medieval art, it is important to recognize that the objects in a modern exhibition are taken out of their original context. Unlike much of the art produced in the intervening centuries ...

How did Gothic art influence the modernists? An exhibition in Norway explores how artists like Dürer and Hans Holbein's ...

A rabbit stands up on its hind legs and decapitates a man, a knight is defeated by a gigantic snail, a nun plucks penises from a tree. These are just some of the strange images, along with various ...

As a result, animals turned up "in any possible context where art would be made", from wall paintings and carved doorways to clothing and coats of arms. It's no secret that medieval animal paintings ...

The most comprehensive study of medieval warhorses ever undertaken will be released in the form of a radical new book this ...

Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

In the Middle Ages, as today, visual art offered an avenue to explore, affirm, and sometimes challenge social roles and relationships. Medieval people defined themselves and their neighbors through ...

The most comprehensive study of medieval warhorses ever undertaken will be released in the form of a radical new book this ...