Demons

In my previous two posts , I discussed medieval symbolic animals which derived from real-life creatures, and then the Monstrous Races,...

In my last post, I began the Herculean task of trying to give a general overview of demons in medieval art. I came away from writing...

13th c. capital of a sinner being devoured, Saint Pierre, Chauvigny, France A nasty case of Covid pretty much bankrupted my energy for...

Some art seems to have a life of its own, its own vitality and presence which can make it seem like a character in its own right. The...

This image features the fate of the damned--stretching from their judgment by Saint Michael (upper-left), across to punishments for...