a mandate that increased the demand for relics across the Christian world. As relics were so vital and ubiquitous, much of the surviving medieval art that we have in the 21st century is in the form of ...

The content discusses the Gothic art movement from 1140 to 1500 AD in Europe, emphasizing its philosophical underpinnings that combined faith and reason. Gothic architecture, exemplified by cathedrals ...

"They thought there existed artistic continuity from the time of Christ so their use in a Christian context was more than justified. Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully ...