Every generation seems to see something different in Europe’s Middle Ages, the centuries following the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century A.D. To Renaissance scholars, it was a benighted ...

This spectacular work of medieval art imagines Christ's side as a vulva—and is now on view at the Met Cloisters, ...

(CNN) — So you want to live like you’re from the Middle Ages? Well, maybe that’s not a common aspiration, but nevertheless, it’s a subject that’s become Olivia M. Swarthout’s expertise. Swarthout is ...

Lucy Owens is a Texas-based screenwriter and filmmaker whose work has been recognized at prestigious festivals like Slamdance and the Austin Film Festival. She is a co-founder of the independent ...

Medieval paintings were packed with meaning that modern viewers often miss. Colors, hand gestures, objects, and placement all conveyed specific messages. These works taught religious lessons to ...

Manuscript of “Two Leaves from the Mirror of Human Salvation” formerly used as a book cover (Germany, late 14th century), ink and pigments on medium weight, cream-colored parchment (courtesy the ...

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 ...

Call it art history meets HBO. Towering castles, knights on horseback, wizards in flowing robes and long-necked, roaring dragons fill the Getty Center’s galleries this summer. A new exhibition plumbs ...

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