Introduction
Art Of The Middle Ages
A time of artwork that was characterized by iconographic painting illustrations of Biblical scenes. The work emerged from the early Christian church influence as well as the Roman Empire heritage. The combination of the two lent a kind of “Barbarian” artistic culture in Northern Europe because it combined with Christian and pagan art.
Early Christian artists of the period took ideas from Roman carvings, metalwork, mosaics and paintings. Much of their work is classified as being completed around 200-500, at which time the Byzantine style started to grow rapidly
Task
1. What influence did the church have over art during the period?
2. How did the black plague influence art during the time period
3. What were the styles of art during the time period?
4. Who were the main artists during this time period?give one piece of art per artist
5. what did art of the middle ages focus on?