The newly uncovered painting depicts a motif that was popular in the late Middle Ages. In the artwork, the Archangel Gabriel ...

Now, an exhibition at the Louvre in Paris is celebrating the complex character, following the fool’s dance through art history. Titled “Figures of the Fool: From the Middle Ages to the ...

In the Middle Ages, as today, visual art offered an avenue to explore, affirm, and sometimes challenge social roles and relationships. Medieval people defined themselves and their neighbors through ...