It makes sense of – indeed brings to life – the wonderful array of sculpture and Gothic detail. Ritual in the medieval church was all-important leading to sacred theatre in which the cathedral ...

Now, an exhibition in Helsinki, Finland, examines how they looked to medieval art for inspiration. “Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light” at the Ateneum Art Museum places medieval and ...

Although there was an initial suggestion to rebuild Notre Dame with a contemporary design, the decision was made to resurrect ...

In the late 19th century, artists were going goth. Works like Vincent van Gogh’s Head of a Skeleton With a Burning Cigarette (1886), Edvard Munch’s By the Deathbed (1893) and Hugo Simberg’s The Garden ...

Often overshadowed by Amsterdam and other popular Dutch destinations, Dordrecht is a treasure trove of history, art, and ...

Participants discussed ways in which Gothic architecture and medieval painting influenced modern art, and began to conjecture which works, shown together, would best exemplify this trend.

The word Gothic came back with a different meaning in the Renaissance. It was used to describe medieval culture, particularly art and architecture. People in the Middle Ages had not called their ...

Studies in Iconography (ISSN 0148-1029, e-ISSN 2693-8456) is an annual journal hosted by the Index of Medieval Art and published in partnership with Medieval Institute ... Carolingian architectural ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login What can medieval sculptural representations of women tell ... and a number of French Gothic Virgin and Child sculptures.Marian Bleeke is ...

Although the art of stained glass did not reach its height until Europe's Gothic Era, we find written descriptions of it dating as far back ... but the technique is essentially the same as in medieval ...

stands proud as a vestige of the early Gothic era. At that time, in a local workshop, an exceptionally rare 13th century bible was produced for the cathedral by the acclaimed medieval artist Sarum ...