What are stigmata? Christian markings
Jesus on the Cross, by Fra Angelico When the Roman soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross, the nails made holes in His hands and feet. Medieval people called these holes the [...]
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Medieval art history – Europe
A Late Antique ivory carving Roman art, German art, and Islamic art mixed together in Europe in the Early Middle Ages to create a new form, which we call medieval art. Art historians divide medieval [...]
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08, 2017
Giotto in Florence and Assisi
St. Francis giving away his cloak, from Assisi, Italy, probably by Giotto Who was Giotto? Giotto was a medieval Italian painter. He lived around 1300 AD. Giotto was born in [...]
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08, 2017
Fra Angelico – Medieval Florence
Mary Magdalene and Jesus by Fra Angelico (Louvre Museum) Who was Fra Angelico? Fra Angelico was born about 1395 AD in a small town in northern Italy. Like his older brother, he learned [...]
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Cimabue – Giotto’s teacher – Medieval art
The painter Cimabue's Madonna and Jesus, in Louvre Museum, Paris Who was Cimabue? The painter Cimabue (really Cenno di Pepe, but people call him Cimabue) was born in Florence, Italy, [...]
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The Duomo in Florence, Italy
The Duomo in Florence (cathedral) Why did Florence want a new cathedral? The Republic of Florence started to plan this cathedral in the late 1200s AD, when Dante was growing up, to replace the old cathedral from [...]
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What is fresco painting? History of Art
Fresco painting from Thera, Greece (about 1600 BC) Why are they called frescos? Fresco is the Italian word for "fresh", and that's because painters do fresco painting on fresh, wet plaster [...]
