Jamie Evans September 12, 2000 Sainte-Chapelle "The choice colors of the painting, the costly gilding of the carving, the delicate translucency of the red glowing windows, the splendid altar carvings, the miracles working power of the sacred relics, and the decorations of the...

truth within a myth Sir Thomas Malory described a small fraction of the myth surrounding the Holy Grail, in his book, Le Morte D'Arthur. In the "The Sangreal", Sir Malory gives an in depth account of The Knights of the Round Table's quest for the ever famous gilded cup. However,...

Hind site is always 20/20. Looking back on history, especially the history of painting, one can decipher a great deal about the time it was painted in and the changes in those times. One can understand the value systems, the ethics, government, morality, economics and personal lives of the times r...

As the name indicates, the Mock-Epic is a literary form that burlesques the 'classical epics' by using characteristics of the epic -- the invocation of a deity, a formal statement of theme, the division of the work into books and cantos, grandiose speeches, battles and supernatural mach...

The Medieval period encompasses a long span of years when castles, churches and many other great buildings were built. The way the people of the time built their structures tells us a lot about the lifestyle of the people, particularly the wealthy, and each country reflects its own style of architec...