In the week of April 16th in the Middle Ages, Louis the Pious was born, Pope Benedict III died, and the first stone was laid in St. …Read Full Post
Doylestown, Pa., museum is the only Northeast venue for masterworks by Botticelli, Titian and others -Dignitaries from leading cultural institutions of the region spoke at the Italian Consulate in Philadelphia today, announcing the arrival of major wor…
Two different hoards of medieval-era coins were unearthed this past week:
Viking-era ‘piggy bank’ yields silver treasure
A bronze bucket containing a remarkable cache of silver coins was uncovered on the island of Gotland. Find out more in the article…
For a monk, he really got around: to the courts of kings, overseas and at home. And the chronicles he wrote remain some of the most significant primary sources of …Read Full Post
In the week of April 9th in the Middle Ages, James V of Scotland was born, Llywelyn ap Iorweth died, and Giotto di Bondone was appointed Architect of Florence.
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In the week of April 9th in the Middle Ages, James V of Scotland was born, Llywelyn ap Iorweth died, and Giotto di Bondone was appointed Architect of Florence.
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As King of the Vandals and the Alans, Gaiseric was a significant figure in the final decades of the Western Roman empire. He also sacked the city of Rome in …Read Full Post
From the year the old Roman empire was divided into East and West for the last time (in 395 C.E.) to the year the Seljuk Turks invaded Constantinople and made it part of the Ottoman Empire (1453), more than 80 men and women ruled Byzantium. If you ever…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – NYC – December 21, 2011 – March 18, 2012 The gilded bronze bust of little-known Christian martyr Saint Rossore will gaze out at visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning next week. Created…
Dürer and Beyond: Central European Drawings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1400-1700 will present a selection of 100 works from the Museum’s outstanding holdings of German, Swiss, Austrian, and early Bohemian drawings. Works by later 16th– and…
