medieval art – A Pretty Taste for Paradox

artofthedarkages:

Gospels, MS 58, Trinity College Dublin

gunhilde:

Medieval floor tile depicting a dog, found at Bawsey, 1075, on display at Norwich Castle Museum.

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museum-of-artifacts:

Horses of Saint Mark – ancient Roman statues looted from Constantinople in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade. Looted from Venice by Napoleon in 1797, returned to Venice after the battle of Waterloo. 4th century BC

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rapture-and-bliss:

William Hastings Book of Hours (1475-1483); pigments and gold on vellum. The manuscript is attributed to
the Master of the First Prayer Book of Maximillian I.
Currently located at the British Library.

This Book of Hours was owned by William, Lord Hastings, who was a staunch supporter of the House of York and considered the richest man in England in the late 15th century. Hastings continued his support with Edward IV’s eldest son (Edward V) – one of the princes in the tower – following the former’s death. Hastings’ support of Edward V over that of the Duke of
Gloucester (future Richard III) cost him his life. In 1483, he was arrested and charged for treason and summarily beheaded.

This Book of Hours is considered one of the achievements of Flemish manuscript illumination. It’s primarily treasured because of the superb quality of its border decorations. Scholars speculate that this Book of Hours may not have originally been owned by Hastings since his coat of arms appear to overlap another image.

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acrosscenturiesandgenerations:

▪Decorated Text Page.
Culture: German
Place of origin: Westphalia, Germany
Date: ca. 1500 – 1505
Medium: Tempera colors, gold paint, and ink on parchment

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mediumaevum:

The 7th-century Sutton Hoo ship burial was discovered in July 1939, on the eve of the Second World War.

One of the most important discoveries from Anglo-Saxon England, the undisturbed burial produced many significant objects. Examples of exquisite craftsmanship like these stunning gold cloisonné accessories show how advanced Anglo-Saxon metalwork was by this time.

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discardingimages:

Hercules, stahp!

Raoul Lefèvre, Histoires de Troyes, Cognac ca. 1500

BnF, Français 252, fol. 99r

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met-cloisters:

Manuscript Illumination with Initial H, from a Bible, The Cloisters

Medium: Tempera and gold on parchment

The Cloisters Collection, 1999
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/472538

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discardingimages:

dog lady

Alphonso Psalter, London ca. 1284, decorations added in the early 14th century

BL, Add. 24686, fol. 13v

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