Medieval History
I will keep this post very short - there seems to be an ever richer selection of medieval art websites out there. I just want to point out a few I've recently discovered.
Medieval manuscripts in Dutch collections
"This database contains descriptions of all medieval western manuscripts up to c. 1550 written in Latin script and preserved in public and semi-public collections in the Netherlands. These include the collections of libraries, museums, archives, collections of monastic orders and some private institutions open to researchers."
Arthur - La légende du roi Arthur
An online exhibition with copious illustrations from medieval manuscripts. Made by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, with direct links to Gallica, the 'Bibliothèque numerique' of the BnF, providing full digital versions of medieval manuscripts.
Treasures of Heaven: Saints, relics, and devotion in Medieval Europe
This exhibition, previously shown in Cleveland, is now going to the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. A brand new website has been created for this occasion, which contains really nice things, such as 3D photographs of several objects - photos where you can rotate and zoom in the objects. "The exhibition features over 130 sculptures, paintings and manuscripts, gathered from world-class collections, including the Louvre and the Vatican." For us in Europe, the exhibition will be available this summer at the British Museum in London.
Finally, I would just like to mention a great new project, which created quite a buzz on Twitter: The Google Art Project, with virtual tours (streetview style) of several major museums worldwide. You can also browse (and zoom) works in the artwork viewer module.
Description from the website: "Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces."
Well, go ahead, and explore!
See previous installations of this feature: Medieval Art websites part I and part II.
- British Museum To Host ?treasures Of Heaven: Saints, Relic And Devotion In Medieval Europe?
The British Museum?s major summer exhibition explores the spiritual and artistic significance of Christian relics and reliquaries in medieval Europe. Featuring some of the finest sacred treasures of the medieval age, Treasures of Heaven: saints, relics...
- Manuscripts In The Netherlands Online
Medieval manuscripts in the Netherlands on the web The Hague, September 21 - Today all medieval manuscripts in the Netherlands are available on the website Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections (MMDC), www.mmdc.nl. The website provides a portal to...
- Royal Manuscripts (new Medieval Art Websites V.)
The year 2011 has been particularly rich in medieval exhibitions of a very high standard: while the National Gallery in London showed Devotion by Design: Italian Altarpieces before 1500, the Treasures of Heaven exhibition also traveled to London and was...
- Museums Of Medieval Art
My recent visit to the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne got me thinking about museums focusing mainly on medieval art. I decided to make a brief list of such museums, with direct links to their collection databases - thousands of medieval artworks can be...
- Medieval Art Exhibitions Worldwide
Virgin and Child from Toporc, Hungarian National Gallery Currently on view in London Two new exhibitions mentioned before on this blog are now open: D'or et de feu - L'art en Slovaquie à la fin du Moyen Âge, at the Musée du Moyen Âge...
Medieval History
New medieval art websites, III.
I will keep this post very short - there seems to be an ever richer selection of medieval art websites out there. I just want to point out a few I've recently discovered.
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| The Utrecht Psalter |
Medieval manuscripts in Dutch collections
Arthur - La légende du roi Arthur
An online exhibition with copious illustrations from medieval manuscripts. Made by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, with direct links to Gallica, the 'Bibliothèque numerique' of the BnF, providing full digital versions of medieval manuscripts.
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| Reliquary with the Man of Sorrows, The Walters Art Museum |
Treasures of Heaven: Saints, relics, and devotion in Medieval Europe
This exhibition, previously shown in Cleveland, is now going to the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. A brand new website has been created for this occasion, which contains really nice things, such as 3D photographs of several objects - photos where you can rotate and zoom in the objects. "The exhibition features over 130 sculptures, paintings and manuscripts, gathered from world-class collections, including the Louvre and the Vatican." For us in Europe, the exhibition will be available this summer at the British Museum in London.
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| Duccio: Rucellai Madonna Florence, Uffizi |
Finally, I would just like to mention a great new project, which created quite a buzz on Twitter: The Google Art Project, with virtual tours (streetview style) of several major museums worldwide. You can also browse (and zoom) works in the artwork viewer module.
Description from the website: "Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces."
Well, go ahead, and explore!
See previous installations of this feature: Medieval Art websites part I and part II.
- British Museum To Host ?treasures Of Heaven: Saints, Relic And Devotion In Medieval Europe?
The British Museum?s major summer exhibition explores the spiritual and artistic significance of Christian relics and reliquaries in medieval Europe. Featuring some of the finest sacred treasures of the medieval age, Treasures of Heaven: saints, relics...
- Manuscripts In The Netherlands Online
Medieval manuscripts in the Netherlands on the web The Hague, September 21 - Today all medieval manuscripts in the Netherlands are available on the website Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections (MMDC), www.mmdc.nl. The website provides a portal to...
- Royal Manuscripts (new Medieval Art Websites V.)
The year 2011 has been particularly rich in medieval exhibitions of a very high standard: while the National Gallery in London showed Devotion by Design: Italian Altarpieces before 1500, the Treasures of Heaven exhibition also traveled to London and was...
- Museums Of Medieval Art
My recent visit to the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne got me thinking about museums focusing mainly on medieval art. I decided to make a brief list of such museums, with direct links to their collection databases - thousands of medieval artworks can be...
- Medieval Art Exhibitions Worldwide
Virgin and Child from Toporc, Hungarian National Gallery Currently on view in London Two new exhibitions mentioned before on this blog are now open: D'or et de feu - L'art en Slovaquie à la fin du Moyen Âge, at the Musée du Moyen Âge...