/r/Medievalart
A subreddit meant to share the artwork of the medieval time period in Europe.
Welcome to /r/medievalart! A subreddit dedicated to art from the middle ages or as we like to call them, the best ages!
Post articles, manuscripts, artworks, anything related to art from the middle ages! (If possible, try to find a high-res version)
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Illustration from a 14th-century copy of "Piers Plowman", captioned "God speed the plow and send us corn enough"
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Picture request thread in/around Rome
I'll be visiting Rome next month. If there's a piece a mediaeval art you'd like me to photograph/suggest I see, feel free to drop a comment below :)
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What is the name of this type of art style?
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Frederic William Burton - The meeting on the turret stairs (1864)
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King’s College Chapel - Cambridge, England
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This is my recreation of the Lion eating a sun for my videogame, a symbol of 16th century alchemy meaning mercury dissolving gold. There are many more representations of the same era, but this is my favorite one.
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The so-called Dalmatic of Charlemagne. The only medieval liturgical vestment kept in the Treasury of St Peters is this dalmatic. It is a masterpiece of the art of embroidery practiced in Constantinople during the eleventh century.
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Crusade Runic Stone
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Contemporary Artist Request
Would anyone here be able to recommend contemporary artists who work in an authentic medieval style for an upcoming project?
Any leads appreciated!
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Eglise Saint-Pierre in Chartres (this is not the big Cathedral)
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Medieval Art project! Art Request
hello!! Im wondering if anyone has any medieval art works they can think of that depicts people looking at the sky in some way? Its for an collage project having to do with eclipses, but yeah if anyone knows of some cool manuscript stuff or individual pieces that have people looking skyward let me know! Thank you so much!!!
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My medieval style map. 🌑🌒🌓🌕 Jonathan Green - Howl of the Werewolf.
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"The Dog and Its Reflection," Nasr Allah, Kalila wa Dimna, (13th century)
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i’m trying to find the origin of this beautiful picture and would love some help if anyone knows :)
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"Hare", Folio from the Mantiq al-wahsh (Speech of the Wild Animal) of Ka'b al-Ahbar (c. 11th–12th century)
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Aachen Cathedral, the Ambo of Henry II, the final Ottonian ruler of the HRE († 1024). A masterpiece of goldsmith craft that could double as a decent-sized repository of rare stones and crystals. This is my picture. There are many others like it on the Internet, but this one's mine.
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Does anyone know the historical context or source of this piece of woodcut art?
A friend of mine got this as a tattoo, and we want to find out the historical significance.
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Hour book from Rouen, 1475
Can someone help me identify this bird from an hour book?
I've been looking through bestiaries, but I cannot figure out what type of bird it is!
Thanks!
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Parts the early Gothic tower (12th c.), spire (13th c.) and Flamboyant transept (1560) of Senlis Cathedral, with a vernacular building in the foreground. Had a great time despite finding the cathedral closed.
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Picture I took of several carved colonnettes from St Denis abbey (where there's relatively little mediaeval art remaining today) at the Musée de Cluny, Paris. Earlier 12th century.
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Knights Templar Playing Chess (1283)
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