Pietistic Art In The Early Medieval Ages

For while, the only type of art made in the medieval ages was called pietistic and was strictly limited to religious artworks for churches and cathedrals. In the Romanesque age though, many new and different styles of art were introduced as many others faded and disappeared (Linda Alchin). For example, people started to use metals, such as gold and silver, to create jewelry. They also began to make tapestries using embroidery. One big difference between these new arts and the other pietistic styles is that the new styles are not limited to churches. People made decorations for themselves and for their homes. There was a single similarity between the two though. All of the color in such works were very dulled. Mostly, they only used dark or plain colors such as dark green, dark blue, tan, and brown. If they did use any other
It included such styles as illuminated manuscripts, mosaics, and fresco. All of these were usually made by monks or priests for churches, monasteries, and cathedrals. Illuminated manuscripts are decorative books or scripture pages (Holt McDougal World History Textbook). They feature decorative initials, borders, and miniature illustrations. Most manuscripts were bible verses, stories, psalms, or parables. Mosaics, in the early medieval ages were used in churches and cathedrals to depict bible scenes, saints, and other religious figures (Linda Alchin). One very famous cathedral in Florence, Italy, commonly called the Florence Duomo Baptistry, has a mosaiced ceiling. The octagonal ceiling features many different bible scenes, saints, and other people such as the disciples and apostles (Lourdes Flores). Fresco is a type of art where murals are painted onto freshly laid or wet plaster. Water is used as a binder to secure the pigment to the plaster. Two famous locations that have fresco are the Sistine chapel in Vatican city and the Mariä Verkündigung church in