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the painting of the garden of earthly delights, is divided into three sections the first is a representation of Eden where we see a rendition of Adam and Eve, the center piece is an image of earth and all its people, while the last part is a…

Pope Leo the 3rd crowning Charlemagne Emperor. this was all done in order to further legitimize Charlemagne rule as well as provide the church with a powerful benefactor and protector. Thus, starting the circular division of power between the…

The image is a depiction a battle held in the Old Testament but using Medieval/crusader imagery.

this image is the depiction by Emile Signo of the Crusades taking Jerusalem during the first crusade. the first crusade was the only successful crusade because the Europeans used the element of surprise. every other crusade had failed.

The painting is a depiction of Jesus and his disciples during the last supper, in which he said one of his disciples would betray him (Judas). this is an important event in the bible and something the Catholic church would hold sacred.

A skeleton on horseback runs across a group of people while wielding a bow, the artwork is a depiction of death during the plague harvesting the lives of the people of Europe. a great deal of artwork during this time involved death and skeletons.…

A depiction of King Richard in a 12th century Codex. King Richard was made famous for his participation during the third Crusade. He meets Sultan Saladin with his army and fought him to a Standstill during the third Crusade. Meeting the army of the…

The Malleus Maleficarum, or otherwise known as the Hammer of witches was the infamous book that help kick off two centuries of the Witch hunts in Europe. In 1484 Pope Innocent VIII issued the bull Summis desiderantes affectibus, in which he deplored…

The Spanish inquisition was the mass expulsion of what the Catholics of the Iberian Peninsula considered to be heretics, those people would include, Moors, Muslims, Jews Protestants, and anyone who was not a devout Catholic. Torture was often used to…

The War of the Bucket, also known as the War of the Oaken Bucket or in Italian: Guerra Della Secchia rapita, was a conflict that took place in 1325 between the rival city-states of Bologna and Modena in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.…