Reliquaries are a great example of this divide between medieval intentions and modern appreciation. To the people of the Middle Ages, the material contained inside a reliquary far outweighed the ...

Medieval art is full of unicorns. One famous example is the series of tapestries known as the Lady and the Unicorn, which now hang in the Musée Cluny in Paris. And the artworks have an unexpected ...

But it was during the medieval era when the tunnels became essential pathways that provided escape routes at times of siege ... comes impeccable taste in art, and the Museo del Colle del Duomo ...