Alberti's Window

I sometimes have trouble finding satisfying discussions of illuminated manuscripts in general art history textbooks. I have found that man...

I have a new appreciation for St. Benedict of Nursia (480-547 CE) this afternoon, just having spent a few hours pulling wild thornbushes out...

Madonna della Misericordia , Church of San Tomá, Venice, mid 14th century to early 15th century Remember Y2K ? I can't believe that it ...

Okay, Ottonian art experts, I need help. I'm trying to resolve an issue regarding the Crucifix of Gero (c. 970, Cologne Cathedral, sho...

I don't know how I missed this news (it's over two years old), but I thought that I would post it for others who may not have hear...

I bet I'm the only person who woke up early this morning and began thinking about the doors of the Hildesheim Cathedral.  Oh man, I...

I was first introduced to the Tree of Jesse imagery by this window in Chartres Cathedral (c.1145-1155, shown left). This imagery was popula...

According to ancient legend, the flesh of the peacock is incapable of decay. Yep, that's right. It was thought that a peacock's bo...

I recently read George MacDonald's novel Lilith , which caused me to think about the Jewish legend of Lilith, Adam's first wife. Le...