The film discusses the art of the Middle Ages, emphasizing its role in expressing the mystical faith of the time. It ...

In the Middle Ages, as today, visual art offered an avenue to explore, affirm, and sometimes challenge social roles and relationships. Medieval people defined themselves and their neighbors through ...

Although many similar statues survive from the later Middle Ages, most have lost the colors ... and also suggest other readings. Art historians have explored the ways in which clothing can hint at ...

Far from their dour reputation, the Middle Ages were a period of massive social change, burgeoning nationalism, international conflict, terrible natural disaster, climate change, rebellion ...