Many old Gothic structures had been left to crumble into a state of disrepair but renewed interest in medieval art dovetailed with a spate of restoration efforts across Europe in the 19th century.

(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px />Participants in UBCO's new course Western Europe Transformed: Art in the Gothic Era will learn about the dramatic cathedrals and stained glass windows like the ...

Enduring architecture and monumental landmarks meet innovative museums and forward-thinking gastronomy in Kaunas, a ...

Scientists have documented and analyzed 30 inscriptions and nine images marked onto the walls of the Last Supper Room in ...

Now, an exhibition in Helsinki, Finland, examines how they looked to medieval art for inspiration. “Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light” at the Ateneum Art Museum places medieval and ...

The perennial popularity of botanical art ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has ...

Antoni Gaudí, who designed the extraordinary basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, has been declared “Venerable”. That is a step towards sainthood which recognises the heroic virtues of the ...

Its huge cathedral is a traditional highlight – but a thriving food scene and beautiful surrounds help this small city punch ...

The Italian city has a reputation for being gray, but its architecture is far from dull.

We really must put more stock in art history.” This is a moral truth ... She even had JPEGs of the fancy medieval tapestries to prove it, with scenes of death by unicorn disembowelment and ...

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