#moyenage
“The Emperor’s Sleep”
Frederick I “Barbarossa” died in 1190. But according to a legend he is only asleep, in a chamber deep in the Kyffhäuser mountains, awaiting the time for his return to the world.
Personal work, Photoshop & Wacom Intuos
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A haberdashery shop in a town c. 1440s.
DID YOU KNOW? The Middle Ages were more colorful than pop culture would have us believe. From the Viking age Europeans had available a rainbow range of affordable plant dyes, so even peasants might have had an item of colorful clothing or two, even if they weren’t high quality or durable. Painted cloths decorated interiors of those who couldn’t afford tapestry, and here one is hanged outside to decorate and advertise the merchant’s shop. Houses and facades were painted with color by anyone who could afford it. Statues were often painted in bright colors.
Medium: Photoshop and Wacom Intuos tablet
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