In the Middle Ages, art was the advertising of the day, a perspective-shaping tool. Artists were hired by the powerful to inspire and also to promote conformity.

Baby Jesus with a six-pack. | Bequest of Edward Fowles, 1971, Metropolitan Museum of Art // Public Domain The reasoning, like all things artistic in the Middle Ages, has to do with Jesus.

The film discusses the art of the Middle Ages, emphasizing its role in expressing the mystical faith of the time. It highlights the importance of medieval cathedrals, particularly in France, and ...

Ultimately, the exhibition’s scattershot nature is negligible. “The Middle Ages” is a teaser, establishing Roundabouts Now as a multifaceted program worth watching in the Hudson Valley art ...

Exhibit: How an evolving science of light in the ‘long Middle Ages’ influenced generations of artists and scholars. Far from a “dark age,” the medieval era was a time of explosive academic ...

Much material is drawn from the 19th century, when the Romantic movement created its own version of the Middle Ages in the art, illustration, and architecture of the Gothic Revival.

The “Dark Ages” is a misnomer. The period between Antiquity and the Renaissance, known as the Middle Ages, saw amazing advances in art, science, and philosophy. Around 1300, scholars in Europe ...

In the art of the late Middle Ages, both St. George and the archangel Michael were typically depicted wearing contemporary military armor, as if they were feudal knights.

Due to history's patriarchal perpsective, we may not expect feminist viewpoints from a time so long ago as the Middle Ages.Yet women who challenged the status quo have always existed, even then ...

Middle Ages Modern Is a New Aesthetic for Our Increasingly Medieval Times. ... I’ve been taking note of a rising design trend that spans the realms of jewelry, fashion, and art.