2 days ago by Jonathan Jarrett

All right, last one of this series as I finally reach the end, blog-wise, of Jennifer Davis’s and Michael McCormick’s The Long Morning of Medieval Europe. The last section, two articles and a commentary paper, is entitled ‘The Intellectuality of Early Medieval Art’. It’s led, apart from the McCormic ...

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4 days ago by annmucc

I know I haven’t finished uploading the notes yet, but I thought I’d write a bit about my impression of the course. So, a bit of background: In the middle of summer I was looking for courses on history of art, as, especially after my visit to Pisa when I got to visit Florence and the rest, I realise ...

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5 days ago by mysintra

Effettuato lavoro di ottimizzazione della sezione in inglese del sito Bottega d’arte Toscana, laboratorio dove l’artista Silvia Salvadori realizza riproduzioni di lavori di noti maestri della scuola toscana medievale. Grazie al lavoro di Sintra il sito ha incrementato notevolmente il ranking nei mot ...

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8 days ago by Kathy

I’m a big fan of making things, Christmas Decorations included (my parents’ house is still full of Christmas things I made in primary school!) This workshop is perfect for all of you who feel the same. The one day workshop is being run by professional artist Lillian Shaw and will teach you how to us ...

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15 days ago by Kathy

Ever wanted to meet TV chef Loyd Grossman?? Now you can! Mr Grossman will be speaking at Hungate Medieval Art’s Christmas Lecture, English Parish Churches – the next 1000 years. Most people will know him as a chef, food writer and television presenter, but Loyd Grossman is also a keen student of med ...

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15 days ago by Kathy

On Thursday 5th November we will be hosting a talk from Susan Matthews MBE, curator of The Stained Glass Museum, Ely. She will be talking about the museum and it’s collections making this a must for any stained glass enthusiasts! The event is taking place at Hungate Medieval Art and will last from 7 ...

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16 days ago by maggiebird

The virgin looks great, but who told the chancellor this haircut was a good idea? I am afflicted with art attention drift. After years of loving 19th-century realism, suddenly, after a first visit to the cloisters in New York City, I’ve become enamored of Medieval art. And not the later stuff, when ...

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23 days ago by Abelard

It was announced on Saturday in Al-Thawra, the Syrian news daily, of the discovery of two 12th c. murals which depict Heaven and Hell at the al-Marqab citadel. GAN, Global Arab Network, runs the story first. The AP picks it up. Medievalist.net picks up the story from the AP feed. I read it on Mediev ...

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23 days ago by hungatemanager

Last night curator Claire Daunton came to Hungate to talk about her current exhibition. The church looked so beautiful at night and the whole building was given a warm glow by the backlit exhibition images. Claire pointed out some of the fantastic details in the images which are easy to miss at firs ...

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26 days ago by lornasass

It must be twenty years since I last visited the Cloisters. I have no idea why I’ve let so much time pass between visits to this extraordinary place. In the early seventies, when I was writing my medieval cookbook, To the King’s Taste, I used to go up there often to study the spits and cooking pots ...

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