“The models from which medieval Northern Europe in particular formed its idea of “Roman” style are nearly all portable Late Antique works, and the Late Antique carved sarcophagi found all over the former Roman Empire; the determination to find earlier “purer” classical models, was a key element in the art all’antica of the Renaissance.” (Henderson 1977)
Byzantine art is the Greek-speaking Byzantine Empire art that had been created after the Roman Empire division of the Eastern and Western sides and even pieces of Italy under the Byzantine rule. It surfaces around 500 CE by Late Antiquity and later formed a different tradition from Catholic Europe. Byzantine art represented sophistication and delicate technique during the early stages of the …show more content…
After the continuing production from 843 to 1453 the Byzantine art had continued their works with almost no major changes even though there was a small decline throughout the Empire. A revival of 10th century classic style art and court art had been noticed like the Paris Psalter (Kitzinger 1955). Through the Byzantine period very monumental sculptures had remained as a taboo and no exceptions were allowed for them. On the other hand, ivory reliefs that were small became a specialty and showed up on things such as bowls and metal …show more content…
The Byzantine court and monasteries created a model or idea for the Western rulers. It wasn’t until the end of the Empire that the Christian world decided to follow the idea of the Byzantine silk textiles. The Christian world used these textiles and had human figures and also animals sewn onto them. These images and the style of sewing figures on the textiles had originated from the east (Kitzinger 1955). Constantinople decided not to produce these pieces but we know little about the reasoning for the decision. Other artworks were not as developed at the time such as ceramics. Byzantine pottery never became a better view than folk art.
Egypt’s Coptic art decided to go a different way when the church made a decision to split during the 5th century and no longer be structured by the state. Egyptian styles became more popular and they were made non-realistic and some say even a little naive (Rice 1968). Some figures are seen as large-eyed and secluded in large blank spaces. Coptic style for decorating used very geometric styles and Islamic art. Egypt had done such a great job of preserving their remains and artworks that we can clearly see the styles they used and the people that created
Byzantine art is the Greek-speaking Byzantine Empire art that had been created after the Roman Empire division of the Eastern and Western sides and even pieces of Italy under the Byzantine rule. It surfaces around 500 CE by Late Antiquity and later formed a different tradition from Catholic Europe. Byzantine art represented sophistication and delicate technique during the early stages of the …show more content…
After the continuing production from 843 to 1453 the Byzantine art had continued their works with almost no major changes even though there was a small decline throughout the Empire. A revival of 10th century classic style art and court art had been noticed like the Paris Psalter (Kitzinger 1955). Through the Byzantine period very monumental sculptures had remained as a taboo and no exceptions were allowed for them. On the other hand, ivory reliefs that were small became a specialty and showed up on things such as bowls and metal …show more content…
The Byzantine court and monasteries created a model or idea for the Western rulers. It wasn’t until the end of the Empire that the Christian world decided to follow the idea of the Byzantine silk textiles. The Christian world used these textiles and had human figures and also animals sewn onto them. These images and the style of sewing figures on the textiles had originated from the east (Kitzinger 1955). Constantinople decided not to produce these pieces but we know little about the reasoning for the decision. Other artworks were not as developed at the time such as ceramics. Byzantine pottery never became a better view than folk art.
Egypt’s Coptic art decided to go a different way when the church made a decision to split during the 5th century and no longer be structured by the state. Egyptian styles became more popular and they were made non-realistic and some say even a little naive (Rice 1968). Some figures are seen as large-eyed and secluded in large blank spaces. Coptic style for decorating used very geometric styles and Islamic art. Egypt had done such a great job of preserving their remains and artworks that we can clearly see the styles they used and the people that created