The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa transforms a Spanish nun, mystic, and writer, into one of the most famous emblems of the ...

A person in Arizona recently died of pneumonic plague—a rare and severe form of the disease. An expert explains how the ...

Librarians at a medieval abbey in Hungary are battling a beetle infestation that is threatening its ancient book collection.

Medieval women’s ideas about heaven were inspired by the visions and sufferings they experienced, says Hetta Howes ...

Role-playing video games use several different animation styles, and more artistic ideas like hand-painted cells have been trending in recent years. As developers experiment with various techniques ...

Medieval animal illustrations have popped up all over the internet. Why do they capture our imagination?

Thanks to the arrival of spices in Europe via the east, Medieval people had a wide variety of spices in their cabinet. Here's ...

Many medieval images containing scenes of infectious disease come from non-medical sources and are not meant to convey any medical meaning. Erroneous modern captions have led to the publication of ...

The researcher behind the viral art history-inspired social account Weird Medieval Guys offers advice on how to live, laugh and love in dark times.

Olivia Swarthout, who is behind the X account and new book, Weird Medieval Guys, on the weird and wonderful art of the Middle Ages.