Medieval Art
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Monumental Architecture and Civic Identity
Governments of Italian city states like Siena, Florence and Padua had a clear idea of thoroughly planned and well-organized urban development of their respective cities.
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Town Halls of Florence and Padua
The architectural language of The Palazzo Vecchio in Florence and The Palazzo della Raggione in Padua conveys the values defining civic identity of the cities.
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Architecture and Meaning of The Palazzo Pubblico
Monumental civic architecture in Late Medieval Italian city states articulated values of an ideal society through design and functions of their town halls.
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Patronage of The Orsanmichele Church in Florence
Orsanmichele illustrates how artistic enterprises of the 13th and 14th centuries Tuscan art combined corporate interests with religious concerns.
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Madonna and Civic Ideology of Siena
The frescoes in the council chamber in the city's town hall, the Palazzo Pubblico, depict Maestá on its east wall and Siena as an ideal city on the west wall.
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Maestá in Palazzo Pubblico in Siena
The Virgin enthroned was a staple subject of religious art but had equally strong civic implications for Late Medieval Tuscan city states.
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Patronage of Siena Cathedral
Siena Cathedral, the monument to the city's identity, is a testimony to how religious and civic concepts blended in Tuscan art of fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
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Bosch–Surrealism Artist, Painter of Middle Ages
Though born in the 1400s, Dutch painter Hieronymous Bosch mastered unique styles that have been compared to surrealism Spanish artist Salvador Dali and modern art.
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Master Paul of Levoca, Slovakia
Author of the world's tallest wood-carved altar, mysterious Master Paul is one of the most significant Medieval sculptors active in Central Europe.
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Medieval Tapestry – Symbol of Wealth and Power
Tapestries were regarded such valuable objects that during war they were seized, used as ransom or, confiscated as property of those convicted of treason.
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Claus Sluter – Innovator of 14th Century Sculptu
Under Sluter's direction, the family mausoleum of the Duke of Burgundy, the Chartreuse de Champmol, became an epicentre of artistic innovation in the 14th century.
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Claus Sluter - 14th-century Sculptor
Master of Northern Late Gothic sculpture, Claus Sluter was a prominent artist at the court of the Duke of Burgudy Philip II the Bold in Dijon, France.
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Medieval Cistercian Architecture
The medieval Cistercian monks had an ascetic spirituality. And they created an austere, plain new Gothic architecture to embody those spiritual ideals.
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North French Miscellany
The art and calligraphy in this medieval manuscript attracts calligraphers and historians from around the world. A facsimile edition is now available.
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Art of the North French Miscellany
The medieval art of the North French Miscellany, one of the British Library's most important Hebrew manuscripts, shows great skill and a fine sense of humour.
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History of North French Miscellany
In the magnificent and luxurious North French Miscellany every page is a work of art. This Hebrew manuscript has travelled Europe and has a long and fascinating history.
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Monasteries and Art
What is a monastery? Why were they responsible for preserving numerous artifacts?
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What are Illuminated Manuscripts?
How did Medieval artisans create Illuminated Manuscripts? What was their purpose in society?
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The Black Death and Medieval Art
Images of death and the macabre produced during the Medieval era were highly influenced by the Black Plague that spread across Europe during the mid-14th century.
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Angels, Icons & Religious Imagery
How were angels depicted in early Christian art? Why were they used on icons from Byzantine Egypt?
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