What Did the Byzantine Empire Smell Like?
Visit medieval Constantinople through perfume you can make yourself.
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A Medievalist’s Viewing Guide to “Game of Thrones,” Season 4
What a season it was. Let’s watch it again, manuscripts in hand.
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Alphabet Szoup
A look inside the artist files of legendary curator Harald Szeemann.
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The Fur-Cloaked Prophet: Elijah and the “City of Beavers”
Religion, commerce, and art combine in the unusual story of a Byzantine icon from Kastoria, Greece.
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The Middle Ages and Modern Abstraction
Abstraction was no modern innovation—it’s been an integral part of art across the centuries.
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Seeking Shelter: A Story of Greek Refugees and the Virgin Episkepsis
What dramatic stories could this Byzantine icon tell?
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Myth and Miraculous Performance: The Virgin Hodegetria
Revered in Constantinople, the icon known as the Virgin Hodegetria was believed to hold special powers.
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Reading the Future of “Game of Thrones” through Medieval Manuscripts
Do these manuscripts contain the secrets to the “Game of Thrones” season finale?
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Got Five Minutes? These Artworks Have Something to Tell You
In honor of Slow Art Day, six artworks that reward you for taking your sweet time.
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The Christian Empire that Grew from Classical Roots
Explore the Getty Villa’s summer exhibition “Heaven and Earth” through one of its most compelling masterpieces.
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Beware the Ides of March
If the sacrificial liver looks bad, stay home...and other soothsaying wisdom.
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The Ancient Wisdom of Aphrodisiacs
Food and sex are the most basic human drives
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