Medieval Art


1.   Romanesque  and  Byzantine art,  c. 1000 - 1200 A.D.   Classical

      Romanesque art is in the areas that were the areas that were the Western Roman Empire until it fell c, 100 AD  (e.g.  Italy, France).

      Byzantine art comes from Constantinople where the Eastern Roman Empire (a.k.a the Byzantine Empire) lasted until Islamic Turks conquered Constantinople in 1453 and renamed it Istanbul.    

   Characteristics:  Calm, Poised, Reasonable, Rational, Ethical Goodness



Christ, 12th century, Hajia Sophia, Istanbul 


2.   Gothic art, c. 1150 - 1350   Romantic    

       Characteristics:  Emotional, Magical, Mysterious, Fantastical 








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