That Time Sicily became French (no, not really)
A king named Roger, and Sicily’s world famous mosaics
The Sacred Images Project
Sacred art was the visual language of Christian civilisation for twelve centuries. Join us as we explore its theology, history, meaning and practice.
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The Myth of Artistic Progress
How we learned to misunderstand medieval art
Repost: Just what is "Art" anyway?
A discussion of human agency, Craft, Techne and Telos
Repost: Feast of the Assumption, or the Dormition of Mary?
A stroll through 300 years of depictions
Why didn't medieval artists know what a baby looks like?
(They did.)
What's strange about this painting?
Sienese Gothic in the early Renaissance?
Repost - Know Your Sacred Art Terms: What is Trecento painting?
In the 14th century, Siena, not Florence, took the lead
When Modern Art Rediscovered Byzantium
How Klimt, Cézanne and Matisse rediscovered Byzantium's forgotten language
The (super)natural history of haloes
Or, "Why is that angel wearing a plate on his head?"
Why Real Gold Is Indispensable in Sacred Art
What happens when the lights go down
The Saints Who Saved the Icons
Part I: Images "confirm more fully the right faith"