Medieval Art...art between the GLORY days of Greece and Rome and before the Renaissance. This era often gets overlooked in our studies. It contains numerous works on paper as well as decorative elements.
Where can you search for a plethora of images of MEDIEVAL ART in the internet? How can one best understand this era of increasing regional identity?
First, look to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The Augsburg Display Cabinet is a great interactive display - the cabinet itself acts like a mini art museum in a home.
Smarthistory chronicles the emergence of Christian Art in this era.
Les Tres Riches Heures de Duc de Berry explained on this university of Chicago site.
Medieval Jewish Art is on display at the MET. Many works of art in this era are Christian in theme as Christianity had been underground until Constantine declared Christianity the official religion of the empire in the 300s. The Met's collection of Thematic Essays contains scholarship about ANIMALS used in art at the time, manuscripts, armor, the cult of the Virgin Mary and more.
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