The medieval art covers a broad whole of time and places, on more than 1000 years of Histoire of art in Europe, with the the Middle East and in North Africa. That includes many movements of art and periods, regional or national art, kinds, rebirths, trades of artists, and the artists themselves.

The historians of Art classify medieval art in periods and principal movements, the relations between these periods are sometimes more subtle. Those are the Celtic Art, the Art paléochrétien, the Art of the migrations, the Art pre-novel and the Romanesque art, the Gothic art, the Byzantine Art and the Islamic Art. In addition to that, each “nation” or culture with the Middle Ages had its own artistic style and those have an individual existence, like the Anglo-Saxon Art or the Art Viking. Medieval art is composed of many methods, like the mosaic S and the Sculpture; and there were also many single kinds of art, like the Art of the crusades or the animal style.

Outline

The medieval artists in Europe depended, with various degrees, of the artistic heritage of the Romain Empire and on the references of the primitive Catholic church. These sources were mixed with the vigorous cultures of the “Barbarians” of the north of Europe to produce a remarkable artistic current. Thus, the history of medieval art can be seen like the history of the interactions between elements of classic art, Christian primitive and “barbarian”.

Major artistic movements

Art with the Middle Ages is a vast subject and the historians of art traditionally study it while basing themselves over nine movements or periods of scale.

  • the primitive Christian art covers the period of 200 (before which no Christian work survived), until late the 7th century or the first steps of the {VIIIe}}, when the Arab conquests and the Byzantine Iconoclasme put an end to the production of art in the East. For this period, the Christian artists adopted the Roman knowledge of painting, mosaic, sculpture and work of metal.

  • the Byzantine Art overlaps or mixes with what we call the Christian primitive art until the period iconoclast of 730-843 when the great majority of works of art were destroyed; there is thus if few remainders that all the current discoveries make it possible to better include/understand this period. After 843 and until in 1453 there is a true Byzantine tradition of art which is dissociated. It is often presented like the best period of the art of the Middle Ages in terms of quality of materials and execution, production which was centered on Constantinople. The crowning of Byzantine arts was the monumental frescos and mosaics in the churches with cupolas, of which much did not survive because of the natural disasters and the D-appropriation of the churches in Mosquée S.

  • the Celtic Art with the Middle Ages describes the art of the people of Celtic native language of Ireland and England of the 5th century, following the withdrawal of the Romans, until the 12th century with the establishment of the Romanesque art. The period of 5th at the 7th century are a major continuation of the period of the iron age of the artistic culture Tène with some modification Romans, whereas 7th and 8th centuries saw fusion with the Germanic traditions through the contacts with Anglo-Saxon S creating what was called the Hiberno-Saxon style , and finally later of the inspirations Viking were added in Ireland.

  • the Art of the migrations describes the art of the Germanic people moving during the Periods of migration between approximately 300-900, and includes also the period Hiberno-Saxon in England and Ireland. This art takes into account the influences of the interactions with the Christian art, and as well the characteristics of the Animal Style and the Polychrome Style.

  • the Art préroman is the period covering the crowning of Charlemagne into 800 until the beginning of the Romane period at the 11th century. It includes the Carolingian Art, the Art Ottonien (Germany), the Anglo-Saxon Art (England), as well the art of France, Italy and Spain. For this period, the influences of traditional Roman art are actively absorbed and art Carolingien becomes the stock of which will emerge later the Romanesque arts and Gothic.

  • the Romanesque art is the period covering Western Europe of the 11th century until the end of the 12th century, being expressed mainly in France, Italy and Spain, then extending with the expansion from the great movements monachists in England, Eastern Europe, Ireland. This period is the fusion of the styles having preceded it, in particular Carolingienne, and whose Eastern influences, in particular Sassanides, were amalgamated and adapted in christianized reasons.

  • the Gothic art is a fragmentary term depend on the trade, place and period. The term originates in the Gothic architecture in 1140, but the Gothic Peinture did not appear before the surroundings of 1200, when it diverged from the Romance style. The Gothic Sculpture was born in France in 1150 and was spread in all Europe, at the 13th century, it became an international style, replacing the novel. The international Gothique describes the Gothic art of 1360 to 1430.

  • the Islamic art during the Middle Ages covers a large variety of trades including the enluminés manuscripts, the textiles, ceramics, work of iron and glass. There was a primitive form between 600-900 and one development of the regional styles between 900-1500.

Medieval art by area, type and artist

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See too

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