From Africa to Byzantium, and back again
Trade and cultural exchange meant that the iconographical traditions of East Africa and Byzantium had much in common
When it came to art, the religions of medieval Spain had a lot in common
Christianity, Judaism and Islam shared a visual language on the Iberian peninsula – but it was a fragile balance at the best of times
Medieval Jerusalem comes to life in this mesmerising show
Expansive, near encyclopaedic within its limits, and very beautiful, this exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum is not to be missed
What happens when an artist wants to be anonymous?