The Layering of Meanings in Simple Images

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i acually think this is one of the things that mediaeval art is particularly good at. The goal is to take an image and layer as many things on top of it as possible, rather than achieve a kind of simple narrative. Andand maybe you'll tell me that that you feel renaissance artists did that as well. I'm happy to blame both of them. Let's not say the renaissance. Let's blame petrarch, but we have to also blame brune because i'm also happy to blame brunie. That's fineaand yo.

David Perry is a freelance journalist covering politics, history, education, and disability rights. He was a professor of Medieval History at Dominican University from 2006-2017, and now works as an academic advisor in the history department of the University of Minnesota. His scholarly work focuses on Venice, the Crusades, and the Mediterranean World. Numerous topics covered include: Reasons to study history; how historical figures and institutions claimed legitimacy; calling an Age "Dark" or "Golden" in order to get legitimacy; patronage of the arts to prop up legitimacy; fake innovation and fake continuity; bastardy; parrots and coconuts in medieval Europe; and more! David Perry website David Perry Patreon "The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe" by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry