New Tumblr highlights the invisible conversation between hip-hop and Medieval art

While most people assume hip-hop is a contemporary art form with Caribbean roots, it could have links to pre-16th century European art as well. Or at least that’s the theory of Cecilia Azcarate, who uses her Tumblr B4-XVI to seek out the unexpected connections between Medieval and Renaissance art and hip-hop iconography.

Case in point: Wiz Khalifa and this gift-giver from Hugo Van Der Goes’ 15th Century painting, “Adoration Of The Magi,” share the same fondness for leopard fur collars and gold necklaces.