The question of why, at the turn of the 20th century, modern art flourished in Europe has long been one of art history’s most intriguing. Was it exposure to non-Western influences? The advent of the ...

Professor Berger teaches Medieval Art from 300 CE through 1425. Her special interest is iconography - the meaning of the image in its time - and most of her research deals with iconographic ...

A major exhibition touring Europe argues that modern artists who turned to the dark side were inspired by Gothic art from the Middle Ages. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Helsinki Why did Vincent van ...

Manuscript of “Two Leaves from the Mirror of Human Salvation” formerly used as a book cover (Germany, late 14th century), ink and pigments on medium weight, cream-colored parchment (courtesy the ...

A half-man, half-bird beast playing a flute. A cat’s head popping out of a snail shell. A woman barfing up a tiny demon. These are just some of the otherworldly critters that scribes in the Middle ...

The Department of Art, Art History and Design offers a minor in art history. Courses range over periods and topics whose content focuses primarily on western art. Periods include Medieval, Renaissance ...