France’s easternmost region, Alsace, is also one of its most enchanting — thanks largely to its location. Pressed up against ...

Venice used new art commissions to help its citizens understand the changing nature of power and quell public anxiety during ...

As a result, animals turned up "in any possible context where art would be made", from wall paintings and carved doorways to ...

Rothenburg’s Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum ... a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, the Michelangelo of German woodcarvers. For a closer view of this realistic ...

Rothenburg’s Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum ... St. Jakob’s Church contains the one must-see art treasure in Rothenburg: a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, the ...

Rothenburg’s Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum ... a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, the Michelangelo of German woodcarvers. For a closer view of this realistic ...

There has long been a great fascination with the Medieval period of history. Thousands of stories, whether historical or fantastical, are set or based during this era. It is an era that has been ...

The rare gem-set Medieval bishop's ring is expected to sell for between £15,000 to £18,000 A rare Medieval bishop's ring found by a retired firefighter in a Norfolk field is expected to fetch up ...

A rare Medieval bishop's ring found by a retired firefighter in a Norfolk field is expected to fetch up to £18,000 at auction. The gold ring, which has a central hexagonal cabochon sapphire with ...

A century and a half before the Florentine flowering of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, another Tuscan city wondrous for ...

Armor vs. bullets Exactly when the medieval period or "Middle Ages" started and ended is a matter of debate, with dates falling roughly between A.D. 500 and 1500. Although the period is ...