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Medieval Painting in the South of France
This website shows through paintings, the daily life, visit of the chapels and religious life in the Southern Alps (South of France).
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Late Gothic Painting
Learn about artists of the Late Gothic Period and see many examples of their work. Hieronymus Bosch is among the artists explored at this site.
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Art and Architecture: Four Paintings: Bernardo Daddi: Triptych
Description and analysis of Daddi's fourteenth-century triptych.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Experiencing Medieval Literature
This article explains how 'illiterate' individuals encountered literary texts and traditions through textiles, wall paintings, sculptures, and listening to works read aloud in the Middle Ages.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Is a Butt Tuba and Why Is It in Medieval Art?
A rabbit attempts to play a church organ, while a knight fights a giant snail and a naked man blows a trumpet with his rear end. These bizarre images, painted with squirrel-hair brushes on vellum or parchment by monks, nuns and urban...
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Les Tres Riches Heures Du Duc De Berry (Book of the Hours)
The complete text and artwork of a Medieval book known as a "book of the hours". It was a collection of written and visual materials dealing with each liturgical hour of the day. They were hand-made and are quite rare. This example was...
National Library of France
National Library of France: Beastiary in Medieval Illumination
A beautiful introduction to the types of exotic animals found in the illuminated manuscripts of medieval Europe. Learn about the symbolic significance of the lion, the ox, the bear, and the dove and view numerous examples of these and...
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Medieval Painting in the South of France
This website shows through paintings, the daily life, visit of the chapels and religious life in the Southern Alps (South of France).
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: Madonna and Child Enthroned (Medieval Triptych)
Resource about the triptych Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints and Angels by Giovanni dal Ponte. Includes links for more information about the triptych and artist as well as a link to "My Portfolio", a place to save or print...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Vasari Lives of the Artists
This wonderful site from the Fordham University indexes selections from the great writer Vasari and his major work on the lives of Renaissance artists. The text is translated into English and a bibliograpy is provided for further research.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Besides viewing the collections and exhibits at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can view the "Timeline of Art History" and other useful resources at this site.
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Illuminated Manuscripts From Belgium and the Netherlands: Siren and Centaur
Painted manuscript of a siren and centaur, about 1270.
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Art and Architecture: Four Paintings: Bernardo Daddi: Triptych
Daddi's fourteenth-century triptych of the Virgin and Child.
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Unesco: Bulgaria: Boyana Church
Located on the outskirts of Sofia, Boyana Church consists of three buildings. The eastern church was built in the 10th century, then enlarged at the beginning of the 13th century by Sebastocrator Kaloyan, who ordered a second two storey...
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Illuminated Manuscripts From Belgium and the Netherlands: Christ Blessing
Christ, hand raised in a blessing, about 1440.
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Illuminated Manuscripts From Belgium and the Netherlands: Saint Sebastian
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, about 1535.
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art home page offers information and news about current happenings in the art world. It also has virtual exhibits that you can view to see many different types of art.
Curated OER
The Worship of the Virgin
This website shows through paintings, the daily life, visit of the chapels and religious life in the Southern Alps (South of France).
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The Worship of the Saints
This website shows through paintings, the daily life, visit of the chapels and religious life in the Southern Alps (South of France).
Curated OER
Unesco: Serbia: Studenica Monastery
The Studenica Monastery was established in the late 12th century by Stevan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, shortly after his abdication. It is the largest and richest of Serbia’s Orthodox monasteries. Its two principal...
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Unesco: Germany: Monastic Island of Reichenau
The island of Reichenau on Lake Constance preserves the traces of the Benedictine monastery, founded in 724, which exercised remarkable spiritual, intellectual and artistic influence. The churches of St Mary and Marcus, St Peter and St...