A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars ...

Now, an exhibition in Helsinki, Finland, examines how they looked to medieval art for inspiration ... that was a frequent subject of European art during the late Middle Ages.

Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it ... gemstones and cloisonné enamel. Spoils of war In the 13 th century, it was common for banners and other spoils ...