The medieval period often gets painted as a thousand years of darkness, filth, and ignorance. Popular culture loves to show ...
For anyone who’s wondered about Aristotle’s sex life, saintly gender identity or medieval spanking, the Met Cloisters’ newest ...
Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...
At the Met Cloisters in Manhattan, paintings, statuettes and other objects demonstrate that human desire transcends time and ...
Reviewed by Daniel B. Domingues da Silva in African arts (Los Angeles) 52 (3) autumn 2019, page 88 (N1.A258 AFA). AFA copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. Contents Prologue -- ...
We often think our debates around sexuality and gender are a modern phenomenon. Some people argue that identities like trans and non-binary have only existed recently. But could the evidence for queer ...
The little-known birthplace of Portugal has beautifully preserved its medieval past—and embarked on an ambitious and ...
The artifact is part of a large assemblage of excavated artifacts recently acquired by National Museums Scotland ...