Notre-Dame’s Centuries of Survival, Captured in Art
A guided tour of Notre-Dame's gems and the stories they tell.
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Gothic art
Illuminating the End of Time
2012 was the year proclaimed as the end of time by Mayan hieroglyphs, extra-terrestrial communicators, and bad disaster movies. The Getty Apocalypse, a medieval... Read More
The Manuscript Files: An Impish Ape in a Medieval Zoo
One of my favorite acquisitions of the past five years in the Getty’s manuscript collection is the Northumberland Bestiary (Ms. 100), featured currently in... Read More
The Manuscript Files: Dancing Your Way to the End of the World
The current exhibition Gothic Grandeur features a number of works illustrating the Apocalypse, the last book of the Bible that recounts Saint John’s vision... Read More
The Manuscript Files: Medieval Children’s Games
The current exhibition Gothic Grandeur abounds with images in the margin. These charming and often humorous additions, called marginalia (Latin for “things in the... Read More
The Manuscript Files: A Demon Whispering Sweet Nothings
One of my favorite details from the current exhibition Gothic Grandeur comes from a French psalter of the early 1200s. A hallmark of Gothic... Read More
The Manuscript Files: A Medieval Holiday Message
On the opening page of the Abbey Bible, the first image we encounter is this roundel containing a scene of the Nativity of Christ.... Read More
The Manuscript Files: A Medieval Marilyn?
The luxuriant locks sported by this medieval figure might seem to say more “Marilyn Monroe” than “Saint John.” Both he and the movie star... Read More