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On Thursday, a crowd of art enthusiasts gathered at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art (BCMA) to celebrate the opening of the museum’s newest exhibition: “Medieval Art from the Wyvern Collection: ...
From Harry Potter to Game of Thrones, pop culture is saturated with medieval imagery. Now, a new exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum, “The Fantasy of the Middle Ages,” explores this connection by ...
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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To today’s audiences, medieval art can look outright bizarre. Before the stylistic shifts that defined the Renaissance, medieval illustrations often featured flat, unrealistic figures and fantastical ...
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Researchers in Switzerland have discovered more details about the medieval material Zwischgold, which can help in the restoration process of 15th century artworks. To study Zwischgold, researchers ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Things really haven’t changed that much since the Middle Ages, have they? We’ve got plenty to fear in the 21st century, just like the artists and illuminators who created the ...
The modern medieval castle in Bryn Athyn has closed for renovations until 2023. So it sent its prized 12th-century stained glass to the Philly Art Museum. The ceiling of the Greal Hall at Glencairn ...