The Unicorn Tapestries – Allegory of Christ, or a Happy Husband?
The Unicorn Tapestries are a set of medieval tapestries depicting a hunt for a unicorn, a popular motif at the time. They’re probably the most...
Alexandra Kiely 2 December 2023
The Unicorn Tapestries are a set of medieval tapestries depicting a hunt for a unicorn, a popular motif at the time. They’re probably the most...
Alexandra Kiely 2 December 2023
In Charles Perrault’s 17th-century literary world, knights, dragons, and spellbound princesses persisted centuries after the topic diminished. As...
Anna Ingram 2 December 2023
The Devonshire Hunting Tapestries consist of four large tapestries depicting scenes of hunting various animals. They were made between 1430 and 1450...
Anna Ingram 2 December 2023
Everybody loves gargoyles! I used to think I was alone in this, but I’ve come to learn that’s not at all true. In case any of you don’t know, a...
Alexandra Kiely 1 December 2023
If you’ve ever watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you probably remember the scene when the vicious killer bunny (which, as we remember,...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 December 2023
Tapestry, a delicate medium, is perfect for an elusive apocalypse narrative. This narrative becomes substantiated through the Book of Revelation, in...
Anna Ingram 16 November 2023
Cities of Women is a novel spread across the centuries where we seek the female artist who produced one the finest medieval illuminated manuscripts in the world for Christine de Pizan.
Candy Bedworth 19 October 2023
Let’s forget the traditional Nativity scene that we all know for a moment: Virgin Mary kneeling before baby Christ, Joseph standing right behind...
Ela Bobek 18 October 2023
Camilla de Laurentis 18 October 2023
The Lewis Chessmen are among the world’s most recognizable works of medieval art, right up there with the Unicorn Tapestries and the Book of...
Alexandra Kiely 15 October 2023
Although most artwork is difficult to attribute to an artist in the medieval period, here are five medieval artists you should know. In this article,...
Anna Ingram 12 October 2023
Of all the medieval manuscripts, bestiaries are definitely the most fun. A medieval bestiary is a book about animals. It’s full of unusual...
Alexandra Kiely 4 October 2023