Medieval Suns and Moons (illuminated manuscripts). Date: c. 1250–1475 AD. Medium: tempera colors, gold leaf, watercolor and ink on parchment. Collection: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
Why did medieval artists give the heavens such human expressions? Because in the Middle Ages the cosmos was alive with meaning. The sun and moon were not just lights overhead; they were characters in a story that bound creation, timekeeping, medicine, and fate into one readable picture language.
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The House just voted on an amendment to cut funding for Israeli Cooperative Programs. It failed 6–422.
Only six voted yes, a strange mix: MTG, Massie, Al Green, Summer Lee, Omar, and Tlaib.