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Who did it better?

John William Waterhouse (1916) vs. Salvador Dali (1944)

Paintings of star-crossed medieval lovers, Tristan and Isolde

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2021-02-24

On 21 February 1173, Thomas Becket became a saint, just 3 years after his brutal murder inside Canterbury Cathedral. We have hundreds of extant artworks & artefacts that testify to the immediate popularity of his cult

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2021-02-21

Hey , j'avais lu chez Claude Makowski que la structure en brique dans le songe du docteur était un creuset alchimique
Je retrouve une forme très proche chez Hans Sebald Beham, le bain des femmes, c'est un creuset ce truc ?
des pistes ?:^)

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2021-02-18

Day of my special-issue read-through! Today's article is 's article on whiteness & colorblind racism in Mandeville's Travels!

https://t.co/uZBwRgvHsE

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2021-02-16

Niedersachsen, second half of 13th C (?)
Domkammer, Münster, Germany

https://t.co/sCW9M3rI7u

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2021-01-30

Yes, this is a layup, but: we can't have without Cappella degli Scrovegni in Padova. These early 14th c. fresco cycles were influential for depicting spatial perspective and emotive human feeling in vibrant technicolor.

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2021-01-22

🔔 Upcoming 🔔

Join us next Tuesday at 7pm (ATH) / Noon (ET) to explore cross-cultural trade between the Byzantines & the Abbasid/post-Abbasid polities, guided by Koray Durak of Boğaziçi University!

🎟: https://t.co/1dh54KT34Z
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2021-01-21

Ufford & Sudbury, Suffolk. R.G., Vetusta Monumenta (1791) vol. 3, pl. XXV, pl. 25. Artist omited rope/pulley of counter-weight that pulled up the central iron rod & the “dark blue curtain” which covered all (still in 1825 print) + details cover now.

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2021-01-20

with this lovely piece of 14c from the British Library, MS Additional 49622, fol. 61r (The Gorleston Psalter)

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2021-01-19

Watercolor interior of All Saints' Church, Dunwich, Suffolk by Rooker, Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746 -1801); note peaceable cows. https://t.co/e43JoIVnL8
https://t.co/P4FbBFwjSy

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2021-01-15

When your pet gets tired halfway through the walk and insists on being carried home.

(BL, MS Additional 62925, f. 76v)

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2021-01-13

in 1170, Thomas à Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was assassinated by four of Henry II's knights in Canterbury Cathedral. Want to know more? Check out this great podcast from : https://t.co/xQTD9Hofz4

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2020-12-29

What if we enter a 👑golden chamber👑 at the base of a tower in the Cathedral of and we find a monumental column statue? Who is he? Where does he come from?

The Portal of Glory: Architecture, Matter, and Vision
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https://t.co/s5rMHjKwy1 https://t.co/9Bz6LQeZfB

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2020-12-29

'Bierstern' or 'Brauerstern' (beer/brewer's star) looks like the Star of David, but is based in alchemy & believed to protect against fire and demons.
https://t.co/mDVJoDbjTO
https://t.co/1Ai2u8Lv5j
https://t.co/ZqsCpYu1Zr

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2020-12-13

For this illustration i tried to NOT use references... I think i have improved my understanding of anatomy!

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2020-12-11

My 7yo is learning all about the Vikings at school and he loved the idea of a squirrel running up and down the World Tree. I’ve now taught him “Yggdrasil” and “Ratatoskr” and we’re having fun looking for relevant illustrations. Here are a few! 🌳 🐿

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2020-11-27