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Girls were virtually ignored when it came to education.

Pietistic painting (religious art)

Artists were members of religious houses such as monasteries

There were no sculptures as these were looked upon as a form of idolatry

Sombre tones

Byzantine Art was totally flat - one dimensional. There was no perspective

There were no shadows

Figures in Byzantine Art were generally depicted front-facing

Byzantine Art featured long, narrow and solemn faces

There was no attempt to portray realism in sombre Byzantine Art

Early Middle Ages Art was initially restricted to the production of Pietistic painting (religious art) in the form of illuminated manuscripts, mosaics and fresco paintings in churches. There were no portrait paintings. The colors were generally muted.

The artists and painters were founders of the movement towards greater realism which culminated in the Renaissance art style.

Brighter colorsSculpturesMetal work in the form of bronze artMiddle Ages art in the form of stained glass windowsMove towards realismThe development of perspective and proportion in Middle Ages artThe use of shadows and lightNew ideals of naturalismCreation of a sense of pictorial spaceThe use of symmetry in Middle Ages artChanges in subject matter including the depiction of animals and mythological scenes