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 This 6th-century Byzantine mosaic Christ enthroned between Four Angels, shows how defined Christian art was already in the early Byzantine Empire.  Despite popular belief, medieval art wasn't always religious. This herbal manuscript was painted in 11th-century England.  This portrait artist's workshop, painted on a sarcophagus in the 1st century provides a rare look into the ancient artist's world. | ||
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RATINGS: Sites are rated from 1 owl (good) to a high of 5 owls. Read more- Medieval Paintings in the South of France
This comprehensive site from the French Ministry or Culture and Communication offers a guide through medieval painting from its use in religion to its use in daily life. Find pictures, descriptions, and histories of medieval chapels. Also, learn the techniques used by medieval painters.
- Byzantine Art and Painting in Italy during the 1200s and 1300s
Take a tour of the Byzantine art collection from the National Gallery of Art. The tour features views and descriptions of several medieval panel paintings. Read critiques of each piece and learn about the materials used and the purpose for each panel. The tour also includes detailed descriptions of each panel's subject matter and how the subject relates to medieval times.
- Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain
In an attempt to control the spread of Christianity in the Balkan lands, the leaders of the Byzantine Empire began to exert more control over monastic policy. As a result, several monasteries were built on Mount Athos on a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Sea. This website from Macedonian Heritage provides a tour of these monasteries and their paintings, which exemplify medieval art and architecture.
- The Christian Catacombs of Rome
From the 1st through 8th centuries, many Christians, including popes and future saints, were buried underground in decorated catacombs. These elaborate tombs are some of the oldest and purest examples of medieval Christian painting. While a large number of these catacombs have not survived the past 1500 years, a few do remain. The Thumbnail Gallery of the catacombs contains a variety of pictures from the underground burial sites, and the General Outline explains the history of the catacombs and their religious significance.
- Gallery of Byzantine Images
These works of art from the Byzantine Empire are some of the few pieces of medieval art to survive the warfare in medieval Europe. This Fordham University megasite devotes itself to the study of Byzantine art. The Gallery of Byzantine Images not only supplies images of paintings, mosaics, and icons, but also provides links to a variety of websites of medieval art and history.
- The World of Celtic Art
Celtic art, one of the earliest art forms from the medieval period, reflects the culture and religion of a diverse group of people. After roaming throughout Europe for thousands of years, the Celts finally settled in the British Isles. They are best noted for their illustrated manuscripts of the 5th and 6th centuries. This private website offers an in-depth examination of Celtic art and includes a history of the Celtic people.
Book of Kells Read a history the Celts — the creators of the Book of Kells — and view images from the manuscript.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Medieval Art
The world-renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art tackles medieval art. This website offers information on the medieval period as well as on Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Islamic art. While paintings are hard to come by, images of mosaics, sculptures, and other art forms are plentiful.Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt Incorporating both Greek and Roman traditions, the Egyptians created a unique art form used to honor the deceased members of their community. This special exhibit from the Metropolitan Museum of Art details the Egyptian practice of painting mummy portraits — a forerunner of Byzantine and Christian art.
- Dura Europos
The majority of paintings from the medieval period center on religious devotion. Frescoes and wall paintings from both an early church and a synagogue (c. 2nd century) discovered in the ancient Roman city of Dura Europos are no different. This independent website reveals the hidden art of this once-buried fortress. Not only do the paintings from Dura Europos reflect a religious beliefs, but they also fuse Greco-Roman and Near Eastern art and presage medieval and Byzantine styles.Synagogue Frescoes from Dura Europos View images of 3rd-century frescoes from the lost synagogue of Dura Europos.
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