The exhibition titled “Give and Ye Shall Receive: Gift Giving in the Middle Ages” is currently on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California and it is scheduled to run until March 15, 2015. The gifts in the exhibition included depictions of philanthropic giving in medieval societies. It also included luxury manuscripts prepared as gifts. Giving gifts is a specific way of imparting honor on an individual considered as deserving and very important in Middle Ages and this practice continues even in present days. This exhibition featured about 20 artworks from private collections, and highlighted Continue reading...