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1889-90

Medieval means the middle period or 'Middle Ages', a term used to describe the period between the Late Roman era and the Renaissance, that is, approximately, the 10th to 14th centuries.

Narcissus's tale of tragic beauty and forbidden desire has long inspired artists. Through images from the Renaissance to today, Holly James Johnston explores how the myth has particularly resonated with queer artistic and literary circles

By Holly James Johnston

A type of vault formed by the joining of two barrel vaults at right angles to make a cross, this was type of vault was originally invented by the Ancient Romans. It was used in the side aisles of medieval churches, and in Renaissance loggias and a...

Disegno, from the Italian word for drawing or design, carries a more complex meaning in art, involving both the ability to make the drawing and the intellectual capacity to invent the design. From the Renaissance this ability to invent, or create...

before 1872

about 1500-1510

A full extract from the National Gallery's scholarly catalogue.

A full extract from the National Gallery's scholarly catalogue.

Low-relief sculpted ox skulls, with the horns draped with floral garlands or fruit. They are normally found in the metopes of a Doric frieze. This form of decoration originated in the marble altars of Ancient Rome. It was commonly employed in clas...