The human quest for transcendence and meaning has not disappeared with modernity, but has adapted to the evolving cultural ...

In Christian medieval iconography, monkeys are often associated with human vices, particularly lust, laziness, and pride, and ...

Its adoption as a state religion is evidenced by the appearance of crosses on ... These buildings may thus serve as the physical and emotional repositories of the memories, history, art, and knowledge ...

In this course, the art of the later Middle Ages from approximately 1300 to the 1530s will be studied from a perspective where the art works are seen as manifestations of the visual culture of the ...

So we’re starting this year off by championing a happy medium: the Middle Ages Modern aesthetic. It’s all about marrying the grandeur of medieval craftsmanship with the practicality and ...

At a cathedral in York, England, expert stonemasons are combining cutting-edge technology with ancient technique to bring ...

SAYEDA ZEINAB, Syria—Ali Rashid, a pilgrim from Iraq, carefully spread a red religious banner over the gilded mausoleum in the shrine of Sayeda Zeinab, a holy place in Shiite Islam that once ...

Across culture, entertainment, and art, the '80s subculture known for its all-black trappings and anachronistic aesthetic has unexpectedly reemerged in 2025. In the decor world, “Medieval Modern ...

An ancient tooth in a crystal vessel inside a gilded silver frame at the Art Institute of Chicago was long thought to belong to John the Baptist, a contemporary of Jesus. But testing ruled that out.

OPINION — On-going mass protests in Iran and Israel have taken a contrasting view on religious nationalism and the role of political Islam and religious Zionism in politics. In Iran, street ...

It was performed both preventatively and, in the case of some medieval religious communities, periodically as part of monastic bodily regulation and discipline. Devoting some 25 chapters of his ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Good Things Utah)- It’s All Fun and Games is open and free for all ages at the Springville Museum of Art. Allison Pinegar and Bianca Velasquez share about the interactive retro ...