Medieval art spanned over 1000 years in Europe and sometimes the Middle East and North Africa. It included sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, metalwork, and mosaics. Mosaics originated with the ancient Greeks and were made of small pieces of materials like stone or glass applied to surfaces to create images and decoration.
Medieval art spanned over 1000 years in Europe and sometimes the Middle East and North Africa. It included sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, metalwork, and mosaics. Mosaics originated with the ancient Greeks and were made of small pieces of materials like stone or glass applied to surfaces to create images and decoration.
Medieval art spanned over 1000 years in Europe and sometimes the Middle East and North Africa. It included sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, metalwork, and mosaics. Mosaics originated with the ancient Greeks and were made of small pieces of materials like stone or glass applied to surfaces to create images and decoration.
AND PLACE, OVER 1000 YEARS OF ART IN EUROPE, AND AT TIMES THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. MEDIEVAL ART WAS PRODUCED IN MANY MEDIA, AND THE WORKS THAT REMAIN IN LARGE NUMBERS INCLUDE:
MOSAICS. IT WAS MADE OF PEBBLES USUALLY BLACK AND WHITE USED IN THE FLOOR AND PATHWAYS. TYPICALLY, PEBBLES ARE TRIANGULAR OR SQUARE APPLIED WITH MORTAR OR OTHER ADHESIVE TO CREATE FLOOR AND WALL MOSAICS. MOSAIC IS THE ART OF CREATING IMAGES WITH AN ASSEMBLAGE OF SMALL PIECES OF COLORED GLASS, STONE, OR OTHER MATERIALS. IT IS A TECHNIQUE OF DECORATIVE ART OR INTERIOR DECORATION.