When looking at medieval art, it is important to recognize that the objects in a modern exhibition are taken out of their original context. Unlike much of the art produced in the intervening centuries ...

The objects are indeed real – they are the centuries-old skeletal, human remains exhumed from Rome's underground catacombs.

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities’ Center for Medieval Studies regularly offers the class, which also covers “miraculous transformations, demonic possession, female artists and patrons, the ...

The back is decorated with a crucifix design. The medieval church encouraged pilgrimage and pilgrims wanted to benefit from the power of the saints. This badge is evidence of a community of ...

to build a more comprehensive look at his impact on Medieval Italian art. Most significantly of all, the exhibition concludes with the Louvre’s Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, a work by ...