Stylistic Analysis on Byzantine Art

When going from the Ancient Greek art period to the Byzantine art period you notice some definite changes in the style, and also the focal points in the art that is being created. In this stylistic analysis I am going to point out some of these major changes and try to explain why some of these changes occurred. The first change I will point out is the art medium. The Ancient Greeks had been carving …

…changes in religion going on during this time period. Although art from both periods are beautiful, the styles are dramatically different. This concludes my stylistic analysis on Byzantine art. Works Cited: 1.<Tab/>Stakstad, Marilyn. Art History. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Education Inc., 2005 2.<Tab/>Maguire, Henry. Earth and Ocean The Terrestrial World in Early Byzantine Art. United States of America : The College Art Association of America, 198