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Medieval Europe + Byzantium

Gothic art

The Gothic style brought both divine light and soaring height to medieval churches.

c. 1200–1400 C.E.

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France

France

England

England

Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic

Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic

Spain

Spain

Portugal

Portugal

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Across Europe we see the tremendous ambition of Gothic architects, sculptors and painters.

Ivory casket with scenes from medieval romances

Ivory casket with scenes from medieval romances

Convent of Christ, Tomar

Convent of Christ, Tomar

Amiens Cathedral

Amiens Cathedral

Cecily Brown on medieval sculptures of the Madonna and Child

Cecily Brown on medieval sculptures of the Madonna and Child

Matthew Paris’s itinerary maps from London to Palestine

Matthew Paris’s itinerary maps from London to Palestine

Hiding the divine in a medieval Madonna: Shrine of the Virgin

Hiding the divine in a medieval Madonna: Shrine of the Virgin

Gloucester Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral

The Crucifixion, c. 1200 (from Christus triumphans to Christus patiens)

The Crucifixion, c. 1200 (from Christus triumphans to Christus patiens)

Spanish Gothic cathedrals, an introduction

Spanish Gothic cathedrals, an introduction

Reims Cathedral and World War I

Reims Cathedral and World War I

Mysticism and queer readings of Christ’s Side Wound in the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg

Mysticism and queer readings of Christ’s Side Wound in the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg

Venice’s San Marco, a mosaic of spiritual treasure

Venice’s San Marco, a mosaic of spiritual treasure

Selected Contributors

Christine M. Bolli

Emogene Cataldo

Dr. Nicole Corrigan

Dr. Maeve K. Doyle

Dr. Beth Harris

Dr. Carol Herselle Krinsky

Dr. Elizabeth Rodini

Dr. Katherine Rush

Valerie Spanswick

Louisa Woodville

Dr. Steven Zucker

The British Library

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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