Imagine being a metal detector searching a field and discovering two beautiful 1400 years old golden objects. It must be a thrill. Especially if one of the items is a stylized raven head in typical Anglo-Saxon style. Below is a drawing of this find, which you can see in all its splendor in this article. … Continue reading Beautiful 1400 year old golden raven head found in England
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Free online art history lessons!
I had fun with my art history lesson about Hekate together with a small group of attendants last week! To me this feels like a step up to do this more often. View a list of the upcoming free monthly lessons for the rest of this year. Please note that all these lessons will be … Continue reading Free online art history lessons!
Free short online art history lesson: symbolism of Hekate
(Scroll down below image for English text) Iets nieuws voor mensen die geïnteresseerd zijn in kunstgeschiedenis: ik heb een aantal kunstgeschiedenislessen gemaakt over heidense, magische en folkloristische beelden die ik regelmatig online zal presenteren. Sommigen van jullie weten misschien dat ik een MA in kunstgeschiedenis heb en alweer zo'n vijftien jaar kunstgeschiedeniscursussen geef. De komende … Continue reading Free short online art history lesson: symbolism of Hekate
‘Bruegel’s Witches’ exhibition in Utrecht
It's the witching season, and Museum Catharijneconvent in Utrecht has dedicated a temporary exhibition to just this theme. Catharijneconvent focuses on the preservation of Dutch christian art and history, so witchcraft may seem a strange subject. But it's really not, if you realize that a lot of information about witchcraft in the Middle Ages and … Continue reading ‘Bruegel’s Witches’ exhibition in Utrecht
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