I am away for a couple of weeks, so will be posting little new material on Pandaemonium. I am taking the opportunity to publish some of those shorter pieces from my Observer column that I don’t normally post on Pandaemonium.  This short piece was published in the Observer on 8 July 2018 under the headline ‘Look at art for the deep connection between Europe and Islam’. The Adoration of the Magi is an early 15th-century altarpiece painting by the Italian painter Gentile da […]

Categories: Culture & Books, History • Tags: adoration of the magi, elif shafak, europe, florence, gentile da fabriano, islam, islamic art, renaissance