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 ...

The Moors built dazzling mosques and palaces with intricate designs and calligraphy. Muslim Moors ruled Spain and Portugal for centuries and that civilization was a bright spot as much of Europe was ...

Medieval imagery wasn’t meant to be funny when it was made hundreds of years ago, but all over Instagram it has been remixed, captioned, and somehow reads as peak hilarious — depending on your sense ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...

One of the finest works of late medieval art is a celebration of the senses. One of the finest works of late medieval art is the “Lady and the Unicorn” tapestry. It’s a celebration of the senses ...

The modern medieval castle in Bryn Athyn has closed for renovations until 2023. So it sent its prized 12th-century stained glass to the Philly Art Museum. The ceiling of the Greal Hall at Glencairn ...

Areas of Specialization: Northern Renaissance Art, Late Medieval, and Early Modern Visual Culture, Early Modern Art and Science, Art and Technology Noa Turel’s research area is Early Modern and ...

To today’s audiences, medieval art can look outright bizarre. Before the stylistic shifts that defined the Renaissance, medieval illustrations often featured flat, unrealistic figures and fantastical ...

Master of Saint Augustine, "Scenes from the Life of St. Augustine of Hippo" (c. 1490), central panel of a triptych Belgium, Bruges (all photos courtesy the Morgan Library & Museum unless otherwise ...

Scholars from across the country gathered over the weekend at the college for the New England Medieval Consortium’s annual conference. The weekend included a keynote address by Lloyd de Beer who is a ...