In some late medieval manuscripts of French Chronicles we can find an interesting image: ladies and knights gathered in a chamber, observing dancing Wild Men, who are actually on fire. It is an illustration of an event that is known as “the Ball of the Burning Men” (Bal des Ardents)…
Videos on YouTube: Treasures of Art in Polish Collections
Receiving a stipend from Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage in a project “Culture on-line”, I am now producing short videos on selected art-pieces from Polish collections. Every movie will have English subtitles, and they will be published every two weeks on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/posztukiwania The first one is on…