medievalart

November 21, 2017
Although The Presentation of the Virgin , which is celebrated on November 21st, was not a common narrative scene in medieval art, monumental programs were dedicated to other major moments in the Virgin’s life.

November 7, 2017
Santi Quattro Coronati houses a plethora of frescoes that provide a glimpse into the political, social, and intellectual lives of thirteenth-century Rome during a tumultuous and unstable period.

August 29, 2017
August 29th commemorates the martyrdom of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist .

August 22, 2017
The present-day Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano in Rome is a twelfth-century space that stands directly above a fourth-century, titular church, which itself stands above an ancient Roman Mithraic temple.

July 18, 2017
Located in Sabina, Italy, Farfa Abbey is a Benedictine abbey that was highly active during the medieval period.