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Monday
Jan172022

Magic, Myth And Monsters: The Middle Ages

DateMonday, January 17, 2022 at 9:00AM

“Death comes for the Cardinal” - from a printed blockbook with hand color, c. 1455–58, an early example of the Dance of Death (click photo for larger image)The Middle Ages was a remarkable thousand-year-long civilization—underscored by a wholly unique culture and artistic tradition. The art of the era was developed by the people of the day, without much influence from what had preceded it. Medieval art evolved from being incredibly naive to highly sophisticated, and its legacy would be lasting. 

Dr. Jill will be leading a six-week online class on Tuesdays, April 12 – May 17 – 10:00 – 11:00 AM. In this course, we’ll thoroughly explore the exciting art of the medieval world and identify the threads that connect it to subsequent traditions. We’ll see that the art of the Middle Ages has remained very much alive throughout time—and that evolving artistic innovations are quite indebted to it! 

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Block books, also called xylographica, are short books of up to 50 leaves, block printed in Europe in the second half of the 15th century as woodcuts with blocks carved to include both text and illustrations. The Danse Macabre, also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory of the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the danse macabre unites all.

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