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Category: Renaissance
The Sistine Chapel Ceiling: A Renaissance Icon of the West
The Sistine Chapel Ceiling A Renaissance Icon by Noelle Weaver I recently had the opportunity to visit Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition in Dayton. The art exhibit takes high quality images of the different pieces of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome and presents them on canvas for individual to-scale viewing. It…
The Art and Myth of Orpheus
The Art and Myth of Orpheus by Jenna Nahhas Some stories, unlike their heroes, refuse to die. The Greek myth of the musician Orpheus and his attempt to bring back his dead wife Euridice from the Underworld has been told and retold for thousands of years. Ovid recorded the myth in Latin, it was turned…
“Costubers”- The Medieval and Renaissance Clothing Historians of YouTube
“Costubers” The Medieval and Renaissance Clothing Historians of YouTube by Noelle Weaver In a time when fast fashion means that everyone has access to clothing at any price range as often as they like, retailers provide new lines multiple times a season, and the average woman has over a hundred pieces of clothing in…
Why You should Check Out the Ohio Renaissance Fair
I’ll never forget the first time I discovered the Renaissance Festival here in Ohio. My dad had gotten some free tickets, and while it wasn’t something that had ever been on my radar before, it sounded like a lot of fun. My teenage self was not disappointed. The Ohio Renaissance Festival in Waynesfield is…
Meet Dr. Hysell, the New Medieval and Renaissance History Professor
We were all sad to see Dr. Ellen Arnold, our previous medieval history professor, leave us this past semester. Despite this loss, students of medieval and renaissance history have plenty to look forward to as Dr. Hysell takes over the position this fall. A former OWU alumni, Dr. Hysell earned his BA in History here…