What style of art was popular in Medieval Europe?           

           Religious art was very popular in the medieval time period and consisted of paintings sculptures and even great architecture. The Notre Dame Cathedral is the finest example today of this, for example the rose stain glass windows in the Cathedral are know as the best in the world! Paintings were very in at this time also, and consisted of everyday life, mythology and scenes from the past. The religious paintings became a way to teach religion to those who could not see, hear, or write. Artist would also paint on big wooden panels, and with this they usually made a crucifix. Though paintings were a very important piece to Medieval art, sculptures were a very big hit and widely known to be in cathedral walls and on the doors as well as around the door. These sculptures were literaly carved into the walls and in this way most of them were preserved with the cathedral but, if the cathedral were to fall, so would these riveting pieces of art. Lets hope we preserve things from the past for years to come.

           The techniques used in the Medieval time period were very different then the ones that artist use today, for example the Medieval Europeans used gold leafing and mosaics; even though today most people or even artist might not know what either of these techniques are. I personally am into art, not a great extent but none the less interested and I had no idea that gold leafing was even possible! This certain technique was mostly used in religious artwork to make halos around Jesus and the holy. Mosaics were  most popular in Rome, and are very difficult to make. Mosaics consist of many stones or general colorful pieces of glass or rock and are made into portraits of people. Actually one of the most famous medieval artists ever, made mosaics for many important people, even emperors! Though in medieval times mosaics were usually portraits of people, they could also be pictures of everyday or religious scenes from history.  There are many still around that seem to amaze everyone with just one little look today.