Rome and Classical Art
The Power of Rome Rome and Classical Art are celebrated and represented as the birthplace and centre of Western Civilisation. As a result, other cultural achievements are not given the…
Tree of Life
Sacred Tree Icon I have been thinking about the Tree of Life motif and how it has travelled through the centuries in cultures and artforms. The motif appears in folklore,…
Monastery Learning in Medieval Europe
Medieval Monks The libraries in the monasteries in Europe in the Medieval Ages in the 5th century kept education and learning alive. The monks sought a quiet spiritual life at…
Pagan and Christian Collaboration
In Medieval times the Christian church adopted the pagan people into their practice to teach them about the life of Christ. The Irish traditional arts found a new outlet in…