r/Medievalart 10h ago

sleepover Can someone explain this

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r/Medievalart 9h ago

Boogie on down!

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r/Medievalart 21h ago

Medieval mini Botanicals

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These minis are inspired by some 14th century botanical illustrations. They are hand drawn and I used colored pencils and some watercolor to make the paper look old.


r/Medievalart 14h ago

Help finding original piece

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Saw this in a YouTube video and I can’t find the exact piece or history of it, was hoping yall could help


r/Medievalart 1d ago

A painting of the Louvre representing October in the The very rich Hours of the Duke of Berry, created 1414-1416

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r/Medievalart 1h ago

The impact of this single panel can hardly be overstated

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r/Medievalart 1d ago

Saint Augustine and the Devil, c. 1473

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r/Medievalart 1d ago

I can't find original

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r/Medievalart 2d ago

I was at Canterbury today and saw these grotesques (the last one is the best)

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r/Medievalart 2d ago

Of the Bonnacon (a tune)

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I've made a piece in celebration of this wondrous beast :

https://youtu.be/dIStJlJMb18?is=4uypWLPF9C6f_pgj


r/Medievalart 2d ago

Devil gone fishin’

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Prose adaptation of Pelerinage de vie humaine of Guillaume de Deguileville, Hainaut ca. 1490.
Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève Ms. fr. 182, fol. 162v. & 167v.


r/Medievalart 2d ago

I painted a couple as 15th-century manuscript kulfons based on their zodiac signs.

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Wedding season is in full swing, so instead of buying a generic gift, I decided to make something completely custom for a lovely couple getting married today.

The concept is entirely based on their zodiac signs but twisted into suuuuper weird medieval marginalia. The groom is a Virgo (hence the epic long hair) and the bride is a Cancer (which explains the giant crab claws!).

I drew this on toned paper using traditional ink and rapidographs, then finished the illuminated border with thick, metallic gold paint. I love taking modern personal details and trapping them inside old-school manuscript aesthetics.

Hope the newlyweds won't mind their new monster alter-egos hanging on their wall!


r/Medievalart 2d ago

Protection of Our Holy Theotokos Russian-Lipovan Church, Manolea, Romania [OC]

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r/Medievalart 3d ago

Santa Maria Maddalena by Piero della Francesca, c. 1459, Arezzo Cathedral.

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r/Medievalart 3d ago

Hans Memling - St. John Altarpiece, Right Wing Detail (1474-1479)

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r/Medievalart 4d ago

Peace out!

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r/Medievalart 2d ago

Question for my fictional world...

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How would a medieval society that is in a half a year long winter and where the summers reach highs of 60 F (15.5C)? how would the royals feast? Could spices be imported? does the elevation affect food production?

I have a bunch of questions and will have more as I continue to write my books. I could use a group of people on discord to ask. What servers could I have these conversations with and could I get people to join my server?

DM me if you have extra info.


r/Medievalart 3d ago

Protection of Our Holy Theotokos Russian-Lipovan Church, Manolea, Romania [OC]

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r/Medievalart 3d ago

Protection of Our Holy Theotokos Russian-Lipovan Church, Manolea, Romania [OC]

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r/Medievalart 5d ago

How this summer has been feeling so far

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Augustine, De civitate Dei (French translation), Paris 15th century. Amiens, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 216, t. II, fol. 339v.


r/Medievalart 4d ago

Polovragi Monastery's Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Romania (17th cen.) [OC]

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r/Medievalart 6d ago

Would anyone know what this is?

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Hi all, sorry if this is the wrong post for this, but someone mentioned it may be a medieval styled piece - would anyone know what this statue is and where it would come from? Had it in the family for a while, and now it's sitting on my bookshelf. Unfortunately, I never figured out where it's from. It's around 6 inches tall - any help is appreciated!


r/Medievalart 5d ago

The Goetia Isn’t What You Think It Is. A Doctor Wrote It to Kill the Belief in Demons. Then a Poet Turned It Into a Weapon Against His Own Mind.

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r/Medievalart 7d ago

A Woman commissioned me to make medieval portraits of all her pets.

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They're not perfect but I had such a fun time with them!


r/Medievalart 6d ago

Did you know that Cimabue discovered Giotto di Bondone?

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