Capturing the Wandering Womb: Childbirth in Medieval Art
In the Middle Ages, the event of childbirth was a process witnessed and experienced almost exclusively by women, as the birthing chamber was the only secular space from which men were systematically absent.
Art and Identity in an Amulet Roll from Fourteenth-Century Trebizond
Art and Identity in an Amulet Roll from Fourteenth-Century Trebizond By Glenn Peers Church History and Religious Culture, Vol.89:1-3 (2009) Abstract: This article…
Icon: A Word with Many Meanings
Helen Evans describes the many different kinds of icons that populated the Byzantine world, delving into the Met’s incredible collection of these venerable images.
Patrons and painters on Cyprus : the frescoes in the Royal Chapel at Pyrga
Patrons and painters on Cyprus : the frescoes in the Royal Chapel at Pyrga By Jens T. Wollesen Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval…
Musical Monuments from Medieval Meath
Musical Monuments from Medieval Meath By Ann Buckley Records of Meath Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol.19 (2008) Introduction: The most common figure representing…
The Restoration of the The Last Supper: The Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie
The Convent of Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan in Northern Italy is known the world over for one painting. “The Last Supper”…
Pre-Romanesque stone furnishings from Church of St. Peter the Old in Lučac, Split
Pre-Romanesque stone furnishings from Church of St. Peter the Old in Lučac, Split By Ante Piteša Journal of Dalmatian archaeology and history, Vol.1…
The Legend of St. George Saving A Youth from Captivity and Its Depiction in Art
The Legend of St. George Saving A Youth from Captivity and Its Depiction in Art By Piotr Grotowski Series Byzantina. I (2003) Introduction:…
In the gardens of Norman Palermo, Sicily (twelfth century A.D.)
In the gardens of Norman Palermo, Sicily (twelfth century A.D.) By Marco Massetti Anthropozoologica, Vol.44:2 (2009) Abstract: This paper is aimed at verifying…
The Composition and Production of Anglo-Saxon Glass
The Composition and Production of Anglo-Saxon Glass By Ian C. Freestone, Michael J. Hughes and Colleen P. Stapleton Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Glass in…
Popular Belief and the Image of the Beardless Christ
No one knows what Jesus of Nazareth looked like. Nevertheless, over the course of time , the Western world gave him a physiology that became familiar to every Christian – a slender solemn face with curly dark hair and a small beard.
The Burgundian Court and the Urban milieu as patrons in 15th century Bruges
The Burgundian Court and the Urban milieu as patrons in 15th century Bruges By W.P. Blockmans Economic History and the Arts, edited by…
Donatello’s decapitations and the rhetoric of beheading in Medicean Florence
Donatello’s bronze sculptures of Judith and David continue to elude a definitive art-historical interpretation despite their high visibility within the field of Renaissance studies.
The Post-Resurrection Appearances of Christ: The case of the Chairete or ‘All Hail’
The Chairete is a unique event described by Matthew. According to the Evangelist, two women, namely Mary Magdalene and the other Mary (the mother of Jacob and Joses) discovered Christ’s empty tomb and when they saw the resurrected Christ, he hailed them.
Reconstructing the Image of an Empress in Middle Byzantine Constantinople: Gender in Byzantium, Psellos’ Empress Zoe and the Chapel of Christ Antiphonites
Reconstructing the Image of an Empress in Middle Byzantine Constantinople: Gender in Byzantium, Psellos’ Empress Zoe and the Chapel of Christ Antiphonites By…
A Study on the Earliest Representation of Garment & Accessories in the Figure Illustrations of ‘Nushi zhen’
A Study on the Earliest Representation of Garment & Accessories in the Figure Illustrations of ‘Nushi zhen’ By Yue Hu Asian Culture and…
Nuns, Images, and the Ideals of Women’s Monasticism: Two Paintings from the Cistercian Convent of Flines
This study explores the dynamics between visual images and expectations for feminine monasticism in northern Europe via two paintings from the Cistercian convent of Flines.
The Art of Reform in a Bavarian Nunnery Around 1000
The Art of Reform in a Bavarian Nunnery Around 1000 By Adam S. Cohen Speculum, Vol. 74, No. 4. (1999) Introduction: That an efflorescence…
Some Notes on Shepherds’ Staves
Some Notes on Shepherds’ Staves Salzman, L.F. Agricultural History Review, Volume 5 part 1 (1957) Abstract It is probable that most people if…
Linguistic Theories and Intellectual History in Michael Baxandall’s Giotto and the Orators
Linguistic Theories and Intellectual History in Michael Baxandall’s Giotto and the Orators By Allan Langdale Journal of Art Historiography, Number 1 (2009) Introduction:…
Integration and Inversion : Western Medieval Knights in Japanese Manga and Anime
Integration and Inversion : Western Medieval Knights in Japanese Manga and Anime Griffith, John Lance Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 17…
Drawing as an Art Form in Medieval Manuscripts
Jonathan Alexander presents a talk about the techniques, aesthetics, and role of graphic images—drawings, maps, diagrams, and masterful manuscript decorations—in the creative and intellectual life of the Middle Ages.
Materializing Metaphor: Bodies, Buildings, and Ephesians 2:11-22 in Medieval Art
Video: Materializing Metaphor: Bodies, Buildings, and Ephesians 2:11-22 in Medieval Art Lecture by Peter Low Williams College Given on March 13, 2008 Williams…
Rude Strength
Rude Strength Brandolino, Gina Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract [T]he bleding continued a while til it migt be sene with…
The Hanging of Judas: Medieval Iconography and the German Peasants’ War
The Hanging of Judas: Medieval Iconography and the German Peasants’ War By Lee R. Sullivan Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Introduction:…