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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Well, perhaps the Middle Ages weren't so dark, after all. "[We had] 1,000 years of history where humanity didn't hide out in a cave while the barbarians ravaged the world. That's not what happened.
The Medieval Art Industry A new exhibition shows how the Middle Ages turned natural resources like wood and metal into sculptures and stained glass windows. ‘God and the Tree of Knowledge,’ a ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...