31 May is the day of the Visitation of Mary in Catholicism and some other sects. Here is a fresco by Giotto, found in the Chapel of Vernice Screpolata in Favalanciata, Italy (painted ~1315).

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New video Monday!

Sorry there has been no video this week, I've been on holiday. But here is a bit of #medieval #marginalia from a 14th century manuscript, a medieval copy of Pliny's Natural History on a page discussing potash mining. The rabbit #kaiju is unknown.

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Goya published his series of satirical prints, Los Caprichos, in the 1790s. The museum is lucky enough to have his follow-up book, Aún Más Caprichos, published five years later. This page is what we keep on display.

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Another gem of our collection at the International Museum of Kaiju History and Culture: A Godzilla wayang, or Javanese shadow puppet, from the 18th century.

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This bas relief from 13th century Angkor Wat in Cambodia shows Godzilla marching with the army of Emperor Jayasmhavarman. Godzilla was considered both an ally to the empire and an avatar of Shiva.

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Many people do not know that one of the early battles of the Hundred Years' War was between Godzilla and Gorgo. youtu.be/0f20kGu_S88

My video on Godzilla frescoes in the Carolingian Renaissance will probably not help you with this course, but it could be a good supplement! youtu.be/aXXl_u4Uvv0

Dr. Tilbrook-Difford presents the unmistakable Godzilla gargoyles of medieval Europe—long accepted by scholars, yet curiously absent from most church tours.

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The #Renaissance is out of my area of expertise, but I do want to feature other museum exhibits. Here is one of Breugel the Elder's lesser-known Tower of Babel paintings. #Godzilla #Kaiju #KingKong #Art #ArtHistory #ArtSky #HistorySky #Bible #Comedy #Parody

I didn't have time to show this Illustration from the Gorgonic Chronicle in my YouTube video. Godzilla watching Gorgo swim out to sea for the final time until 1874.

Video: youtu.be/0f20kGu_S88

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Art history just got radioactive. X-rays reveal Godzilla lurking in a 1430s masterpiece. Coincidence? Not in medieval Flanders. 🧐🦖 #Godzilla #Kaiju #Art #Arthistory #Medieval #MedievalArt #JanVanEyck #MedievalSky #ArtSky #Comedy #Parody

I discuss the chess pieces the Vikings carved in the form of Godzilla and other Kaiju in my video on Godzilla and Viking games! youtu.be/Owm36dOdTQE

Dr. Jules Tilbrook-Difford reports from the very site of the legendary 1339 clash between Godzilla and Gorgo in Middlesbrough. #Kaiju #Godzilla #Art #ArtHistory #Medievalart #Medieval #MedievalSky #ArtSky #Comedy #Parody #Middlesbrough

This is the 1403 CE Cronica de iiii Incursionibus Gorgonis, literally the Chronicles of the Four Incursions of Gorgo, but better known as the Gorgonic Chronicle. I'll be talking about it in my upcoming video today or tomorrow. #godzilla #medievalsky #art #history #comedy #parody #kaiju #medieval

We'll see you next time!

Thank you! I hope you'll enjoy the upcoming ones too!

That rdepends on your perspective. There are certainly mythicists who believe Godzilla did not exist during the middle ages and some who believe it all. I take a middle ground- some legends are indeed about Godzilla, but sometimes other kaiju tales get attributed to him. Sometimes even Ultraman!

Hello, BlueSky! I am Dr. Jules Tilbrook-Difford, director of Godzilla in Medieval Art at the Museum of Kaiju History and Culture! Follow my YouTube series here!

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