LIGHT OF THE
DARK AGES

Divine and intellectual light during the Medieval Period.

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As Pilgrims followed the way of St. James to spiritual enlightenment at Santiago, walk with us on a digital pilgrimage to be inspired by our Medieval past. Called the Dark Ages, this period in art and architecture was anything but dark. The Light of the Dark Ages exhibition features art objects curated from across roughly a one-thousand-year span with a focus on the art, architecture, and intelligence of the Medieval period.

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EXHIBITION LIGHT OF THE DARK AGES

EXHIBITION

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Byzantine Mosaics

Reflecting light & power

Architecture transformed by Shimmering, ethereal, gold mosaics.

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Manuscripts

Illuminated to glorify the word

Manuscript production at an apex of inventiveness and design.     

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Pilgrimage Relics

Inflame the spirit

Exlpore Romanesque period reliquaries from the age of the cult of relics.

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Stained Glass 

Miraculous Light

Bath in the colorful light of spiritual inspiration. 

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Sculpture

Rekindling Classical Sculpture

Gothic sculpture blazes a new trail toward the Italian Renaissance.       

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Painting

Igniting the torch of painting

Revolutionary painting through classical revival and a renewed naturalism.

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References

Click here to download a copy of the references cited in this project. References are also provided in the footer of each section.

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