Hear ye, hear ye: Medieval art that inspired ‘Game of Thrones’ and more at the Getty Frontispiece, title page (1893). Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris for the Kelmscott Press Woodcut ...

Gruesome graves and petrifying paintings - the medieval art of death Many examples of this weird and wonderful artwork can be seen in churches and cathedrals across the UK. Comments.

One prayer book circa 1450, for example, is echoed in Eyvind Earle’s concept art for Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959). The best of Artnet News in your inbox. Sign up for our daily newsletter.

Pop Culture Meet the Woman Behind ‘Weird Medieval Guys,’ the Internet Hit Mining Odd Art From the Middle Ages. Olivia Swarthout's new book unearths all that's weird and wonderful about this ...

Medieval wall paintings considered the finest of their type surviving from late 13th-century France, with close style links to the court of Henry III, have been revealed in all their multi ...

This video explains why knights in medieval art fought snails. ... (you can peruse a few colorful, snail-filled examples courtesy of Yale’s library and the British Library).

Medieval Art’s Enduring Hold on Pop Culture ... One such example in the exhibition is a 15th-century prayer book illustration of Saint George slaying the dragon.

Many of the dragons we find in pop culture — in the popular television series Game of Thrones, for example — are based on medieval interpretations. What about those human-looking eyes? That ...

Two incredible examples of medieval book art are on rare view in New York: the Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting the hefty Winchester Bible, and the Morgan Library and Museum is celebrating ...