Artists of the Middle Ages paid little attention to making humans and animals look lifelike, creating natural looking landscapes, or creating a sense of depth and space in their paintings. I think Hildegard was unique in the fact that she depicted her images of her own supernatural thoughts and visions. Unlike Hildegard, most artists in the Middle Ages chose religious subjects and compositions. Also I think her use of the Mandala was somewhat a unique style for her time even though Mandalas had been used in other cultures such as Buddhist, Tibetan and Native Americans for hundreds of years.
