Medieval Art: A Bibliography Aug 7, 2008
Recommended Books on the Art of Medieval Europe. A select bibliography of scholarly publications related to the art, civilization and archaeology of medieval Europe. (Suite101.com)
Riemenschneider Saint for Auction Nov 15, 2007
1450-1491), an artist deeply rooted in the formal elegance of late Gothic art. Recognized largely for his altarpieces, cult statues, objects of personal devotion and secular sculpture in limewood, Riemenschneider also carved in alabaster and sandstone. (Suite101.com)
Historic Sights in Austria Jul 15, 2007
the city is known for it's flamboyant Gothic art and Baroque appearance. Salzburg is the meeting place of southern and northern Europe. (Suite101.com)
FULL HIGHLIGHTS Apr 27, 2007
German artists rejected the aesthetic principles of antiquity and instead turned inward, drawing inspiration from local scenery, Gothic art and Renaissance masters. Landscape scenes were no longer based on the Italian countryside, but rather depicted the varied topography of the German lands. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Auctions: Rare artworks from ancient China set records at Sotheby's Mar 22, 2007
Carved in gray limestone in the 6th century A.D. under the Wei dynasty, the figure in high relief was once part of a much larger scene on the walls of one of the caves at Longmen, the Buddhist Chinese site as famous in the Far East as Chartres is to admirers of Romanesque and Gothic art in France. An almost identical figure in the Longmen Museum at Zhengzhou in Henan Province was reproduced in Sotheby's catalogue to goad would-be bidders. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
FROZEN FIGURES ON DISPLAY Feb 9, 2007
University of Mary Washington junior Jessica Newman skipped a gothic art class to sculpt a 250-pound block of ice. But when the 22-year-old's professor caught her in the act, she didn't mention her student's absence. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Inner Qualities Oct 16, 2006
After studying at the Art Institute of Chicago and traveling abroad, seeing the great artwork of Paris and Germany, Wood "was a sophisticated guy. 'Return from Bohemia' was getting down to the serious business of the laborer, and he was identifying with the people of Iowa. He wanted to have the best of both worlds, a sophisticated artist getting his hands dirty. He's trying to show he's a worker in some way." Mr. Cozzolino continues: "The cast of characters associated with his storytelling don't... (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Throughout the ages, an ageless human face? Sep 30, 2006
With the advent of the Gothic age, it blossomed, belying the 19th-century notion of a Gothic art solely concerned with spirituality. There is nothing holy about the face of a youngster from the Abbey at Saint- Denis carved in the 1230s or the 1240s. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Tate remembers father of the 'Gothic Nightmare' Feb 15, 2006
Gothic art began with The Nightmare, a painting which shocked the public and critics of the time alike, as Fuseli intended, when he put it on display at the Royal Academy in 1782. The painting led to a flood of work featuring witches, imps, fairies and ghosts, often inspired by literary references from Shakespeare to Milton. (Independent)
Creatures of the night Feb 8, 2006
In Gothic art and literature, dead is not necessarily really dead: in the Gothic world scientists re-animate corpses, spirits greet us from the afterlife, graveyards teem with ghosts and resurrection men. During the period dealt with in Gothic Nightmares, scientists were taking over from the clergy in shaping people's imaginings of life's beginning and ending; the art in this show represents a sort of rear guard. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
