French women had more power in the Middle Ages than after the revolution, historian says
The Middle Ages were not all about tyrannical rulers and power struggles. Cooperation, compromise, and women in power were ...
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See How Modern Artists Obsessed With Death and Darkness Looked to Medieval Gothic Artworks for Inspiration
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 ...
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$115,000 Fundraiser Launched to Reclaim Salisbury Cathedral’s Rare Medieval Bible
A campaign to return a rare 13th century bible to Salisbury Cathedral is already well under way thanks to proceeds from the ...
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A Medieval Town In The Heart Of Italy Is Full Of Charming Streets And Unique Experiences
There is a quaint town in the Umbrian countryside of Italy where travelers can experience Gothic architecture, festivals, and ...
Did Dutch master Van Gogh have a Goth phase?
A major exhibition touring Europe argues that modern artists who turned to the dark side were inspired by Gothic art from the ...
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Material Muses: A look into the exhibit
The Haggerty Museum of Art is presenting a new exhibition, “Material Muses: Medieval Devotional Culture and its Afterlives,” ...
7 Shows That Make This Art Festival Worth the Trip to California
The sprawling PST festival of more than 70 exhibitions doesn’t quite live up to its theme of art and science colliding. But ...