The researcher behind the viral art history-inspired social account Weird Medieval Guys offers advice on how to live, laugh and love in dark times.

The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1194-1250) wrote the Middle Age’s definitive treatise on falconry, “De arte venandi cum ...

A drawing of a musical lion from 14th-century France @WeirdMedieval on X To today’s audiences, medieval art can look outright bizarre. Before the stylistic shifts that defined the Renaissance ...

The medieval Englishman conceived colour as inhabiting a more complex space than a simple line, for the simple reason that more than one thing has to change to produce all the colours we see ...

In Europe, the middle ages extended from the fourth to 16th century, but today, Game of Thrones and Shrek raves have as much of an esthetic influence as the Bayeux Tapestry.

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 ...

Swarthout is the researcher behind the popular art history-inspired social media account Weird Medieval Guys, which has attracted nearly 700,000 followers on X, formerly Twitter, since she began ...