The Bayeux Tapestry intertwines art and conquest, narrating the Norman victory while blending memory, propaganda, and craftsmanship—suggesting that while not all art is conquest, power and history often shape its enduring story.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
On International Women’s Day, Eleanor of Aquitaine emerges as a powerful medieval queen—intellectual, patron of the arts, crusader, and political force shaping France and England’s history and culture.
Good Friday – Μεγάλη Παρασκευή
The Byzantine Good Friday hymn contemplates Christ’s Passion with cosmic sorrow, reflected in a 10th-century ivory Crucifixion panel, where serene suffering and sacred symbolism proclaim sacrifice, redemption, and hope.
Santa Maria foris portas at Castelseprio
I have long been fascinated by Castelseprio’s Santa Maria foris portas frescoes, their rare early medieval Byzantine-Hellenistic style, especially the Nativity, which evokes profound awe and a lasting sense of wonder.
The Limbourg Brothers… and the 1st of May
In the illuminated masterpiece Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, the Limbourg Brothers depict a lavish May procession, blending aristocratic splendour, seasonal ritual, and layered landscape into one of the most iconic visions of medieval court life.