Medievalists.net » Art History http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 17:44:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Early Medieval Celtic Art in Britain and Ireland: A Curator’s Perspective http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:00:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62816 Martin Golberg, Senior Curator at the National Museums of Scotland, travelled to the British Museum to give audiences perspective on the various pieces in the exhibit as well as an introduction to what constitutes “Celtic” art.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/27/early-medieval-celtic-art-in-britain-and-ireland-a-curators-perspective/feed/ 0 What’s New for History Lovers at the Getty http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/01/whats-new-for-history-lovers-at-the-getty/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/01/whats-new-for-history-lovers-at-the-getty/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2015 02:49:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62206 Danielle Trynoski takes a look at two new exhibitions at the Getty Centre - Eat, Drink, and Be Merry and The Edible Monument - with curators Christine Sciacca and Marcia Reed

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/01/whats-new-for-history-lovers-at-the-getty/feed/ 0 Gargoyles: Mysterious Monsters of the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/gargoyles-mysterious-monsters-of-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/gargoyles-mysterious-monsters-of-the-middle-ages/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2015 04:32:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62181 I love gargoyles. While there are so many beautiful pieces of sculpture that have survived the Middle Ages, like so many people, I’m drawn to those strange and ugly funny faces, not least of all because I can’t figure out what they’re for.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/gargoyles-mysterious-monsters-of-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 A Needle’s Breadth Apart: The Unexplored Relationship Between Medieval Embroidery and Manuscript Illumination http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/06/a-needles-breadth-apart-the-unexplored-relationship-between-medieval-embroidery-and-manuscript-illumination/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/06/a-needles-breadth-apart-the-unexplored-relationship-between-medieval-embroidery-and-manuscript-illumination/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2015 19:09:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61590 I am currently exploring records showing that there is evidence that some individuals were involved in both. In particular, mention of two nuns who were known as embroiderers and illuminators.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/06/a-needles-breadth-apart-the-unexplored-relationship-between-medieval-embroidery-and-manuscript-illumination/feed/ 0 Beautiful 15th century sculpture now on display at the Getty Museum http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/02/beautiful-15th-century-sculpture-now-on-display-at-the-getty-museum/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/02/beautiful-15th-century-sculpture-now-on-display-at-the-getty-museum/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2015 19:40:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61491 The Getty Museum is now showing its latest acquisition - a rare medieval alabaster sculpture of Saint Philip by the Master of the Rimini Altarpiece.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/02/beautiful-15th-century-sculpture-now-on-display-at-the-getty-museum/feed/ 0 Who Were The Celts? The British Museum Offers Answers with New Exhibition http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:51:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61384 The British Museum just opened its latest exhibit, Celts: Art and Identity this past Thursday, covering 2,500 years of Celtic history. The exhibit explores Celtic identity and how it eveolved from the time of the Ancient Greeks to the present through art, culture, daily life, religion and politics.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/28/who-were-the-celts-the-british-museum-offers-answers-with-new-exhibition/feed/ 0 How to Make Ink in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/20/how-to-make-ink-in-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/20/how-to-make-ink-in-the-middle-ages/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2015 21:48:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61185 Creating everyday objects in the Middle Ages often took a lot time and effort. If you needed ink, for example, and had to make it yourself, it could be several weeks before you could dip your quill into the inkwell.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/20/how-to-make-ink-in-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 The Iconography of ‘Husband-beating’ on Late-Medieval English Misericords http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/17/the-iconography-of-husband-beating-on-late-medieval-english-misericords/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/17/the-iconography-of-husband-beating-on-late-medieval-english-misericords/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:48:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61116 More misericords depicting husband-beating survive in England than in other European countries, and their artistic profusion is mirrored in the rich vernacular tradition for which violent wives proved a favoured subject.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/17/the-iconography-of-husband-beating-on-late-medieval-english-misericords/feed/ 0 Localizing the Holy Land: The Visual Culture of Crusade in England, circa 1140-1307 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/17/localizing-the-holy-land-the-visual-culture-of-crusade-in-england-circa-1140-1307/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/17/localizing-the-holy-land-the-visual-culture-of-crusade-in-england-circa-1140-1307/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2015 06:18:40 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60418 Analyzing diverse visual material, from images of the military orders on seals, and monastic maps of Palestine in manuscripts, to royal chambers with paintings of holy warfare and the display of Holy Land relics at court, my project juxtaposes sacred and secular commissions made for crusaders and affiliates of chivalric culture.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/17/localizing-the-holy-land-the-visual-culture-of-crusade-in-england-circa-1140-1307/feed/ 0 Laser scanning and 3D Printing used to recreate Michelangelo’s bronzes http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/07/laser-scanning-and-3d-printing-used-to-recreate-michelangelos-bronzes/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/07/laser-scanning-and-3d-printing-used-to-recreate-michelangelos-bronzes/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:59:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59470 A team of researchers have been working together to try to understand how the two mysterious Renaissance bronzes were made and why they look the way they do by making accurate replicas of the originals.

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