Munch, the Norwegian painter of The Scream (1893), was influenced by German medieval art, while Austrian artist Marianne ...

For particularly heavy subjects, like death and suffering, some artists revived the medieval practice of printmaking, which could be all the more impactful for its direct, monochromatic qualities.

Death and the devil. Nudity and eroticism. Horror. With its daring subjects and blazing colors, the art of the Gothic period captivated viewers some 500 years ago, and still affects us deeply ...

The Art Of Gothic Living takes you into 15 such homes, ... “It’s a representation of a period where death, mourning and fear were translated through the art, the furniture, ...

Other significant medieval art shows took place in the first decade of the new century: in Bruges, Belgium; Düsseldorf, Germany; Siena, Italy; and London. “It’s a big momentum,” Simpson said.

Philosophers, poets, divines and those about to die have long pondered and refined ars moriendi: “the art of death”. This tradition, which emerged in classical philosophy before flourishing in ...

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Features Death of a Unicorn: The Real Medieval Lore and Tapestries Explained by the Director. Exclusive: Alex Scharfman unpacks each of the real-life “Unicorn Tapestries” and how they inspired ...

For centuries, scholars and art historians have speculated about the existence of a fifth panel in Hexham Abbey's medieval "Dance of Death" sequence ...

The Garden of Death, Hugo Simberg, 1896 Jenni Nurminen / Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum. In the late 19th century, artists were going goth. Works like Vincent van Gogh’s Head of a ...