University of Pittsburgh
U. Of Pittsburgh: Images of Medieval Art & Architecture
This University of Pittsburgh site provides images of many examples of Medieval art and architecture. Also includes interesting facts, drawings, and more.
Other
Loyola University Maryland: Medieval Sights and Sounds
A multimedia collection of resources to enhance studying the Middle Ages. Find several images and sound bits.
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: The Murthly Hours
Browse pages from the Murthly Hours, a kind of prayer book popular in medieval Europe, with many, many illuminated illustrations depicting scenes from the Hebrew and Christian scriptures.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Italian Painting of the Later Middle Ages: Fresco
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this is a description of fresco painting, how it was done and examples of it in Italian Painting of the Later Middle Ages.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Hours of Jeanne D'evreux
Examine a book of hours, or prayer book, made for French queen Jeanne d'Evreux in the early 14th century at this Metropolitan Museum site. Illustrations, closeups, and explanatory annotations populate the site, which is especially...
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Tapestry Art Design: A History of Tapestries
Discover the medieval beginnings of tapestry weaving through the present day.
British Library
British Library: The Priceless Lindisfarne Gospels
A page-through exploration of the duly famous Lindisfarne gospels, an extraordinary illuminated manuscript of the seventh century. Includes helpful commentaries, which can be read or listened to, and a magnifying glass for looking at the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Alhambra
The Alhambra in Granada, Spain, is distinct among Medieval palaces for its sophisticated planning, complex decorative programs, and its many enchanting gardens and fountains. View pictures and read descriptions of this example of Islamic...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art History: Medieval Europe + Byzantine
A course on art history of medieval Europe, early Christian art, Byzantine art, Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque, and Gothic. Should be cross-checked against videos and smarthistory.org.
ArtQuizz
Art Quizz: Tapestries
An illustrated quiz on tapestries, including questions about famous tapestries.
University of Pittsburgh
Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture
Here is a definition and a picture of an ogee or ogive arch.
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Sweet Briar College: Art History Resources on the Web: Early Medival Art
This resource provides links to examples of and resources on the art and architecture of the early medieval period.
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Periodo Altomedioevale E Romanico
View all of the many pictures representing Romanesque art forms. Descriptions are in English and Italian.
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Henry Davis Consulting: Index of Early Medieval Maps
This site from Henry Davis Consulting provides hand drawn maps of the world from Early Medieval times. Very interesting to see.
wikiHow
Wiki How: How to Create and Draw a Celtic Knot
Learn to draw a Celtic knot, an interlacing form of decoration used by the ancient Celts and adopted by medieval artists.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Manuscript Illuminators
Artcyclopedia maintains an impressive list of links related to known medieval European manuscript illuminators, from the 13th century to the 16th. Page includes links to museum sites and archives where images of illumination can be...
Curated OER
Art and Architecture: Four Paintings: Bernardo Daddi: Triptych
Daddi's fourteenth-century triptych of the Virgin and Child.
Curated OER
Illuminated Manuscripts From Belgium and the Netherlands: Siren and Centaur
Painted manuscript of a siren and centaur, about 1270.
Curated OER
Illuminated Manuscripts From Belgium and the Netherlands: Christ Blessing
Christ, hand raised in a blessing, about 1440.
Curated OER
Illuminated Manuscripts From Belgium and the Netherlands: Saint Sebastian
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, about 1535.
Curated OER
Imagining the Past in France, 1250 1500: Illuminated Manuscript
Cropped illustration, from a medieval French manuscript, of members of the court and clergy.