Medievalists.net » Early Netherlandish painting/Flemish Primitives http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Books of Art: 20 Medieval and Renaissance Women Reading http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:55:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57552 I love to read. I also love books depicted in art. I became fascinated with Medieval and Renaissance pictures of women reading or with books. I noticed while I was walking around the National Gallery, Musèe Cluny and the Louvre recently that there are many beautiful images of women reading or with books. Saints, sinners, and laywomen; I wanted to share a few of my favourites. Here are 20 works of art of women and their books

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/feed/ 0 Northern Renaissance? Burgundy And Netherlandish Art In Fifteenth-Century Europe http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/25/northern-renaissance-burgundy-netherlandish-art-fifteenth-century-europe/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/25/northern-renaissance-burgundy-netherlandish-art-fifteenth-century-europe/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 07:44:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52127 Everyone who has studied medieval or modern history knows that the periodisation of the eras on either side of the Renaissance provides much food for thought. This contribution aims irst to address the usefulness of the widespread concept of the ‘Northern Renaissance’.

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