Ritual in the medieval church was all-important leading ... Jerusalem itself – this was the aim and essence of sacred Gothic art and architecture. The sequence on the magical beauty of stained ...

Now, an exhibition in Helsinki, Finland, examines how they looked to medieval art for inspiration. “Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light” at the Ateneum Art Museum places medieval and ...

Though it took 632 years to complete, this five-aisled basilica, reaching a staggering 157 meters high, is the ultimate ...

The word Gothic came back with a different meaning in the Renaissance. It was used to describe medieval culture, particularly art and architecture. People in the Middle Ages had not called their ...