HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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until then, it was forbidden draw pictures or religious characters like Jesus or the saints.
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most people couldn’t read, so pictures helped them to learn about Jesus’ life and teaching.
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the church taught great numbers of people how to paint.
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the church banned any art other than religious art.
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Detailed explanation-1: -590–604), images were valued both as lessons for the unlettered and as aids to worship. Scenes from Christ’s life were thus desirable in churches, on frescoed walls and painted altarpieces, and also in portable form, in illustrated books and small altarpieces suitable for private consumption.
Detailed explanation-2: -Christianity strongly influenced the subject matter of early Medieval art, which very often depicts religious figures and scenes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The majority of the art produced during the Medieval period was religious in nature and made use of Catholic subjects and themes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Art and Architecture in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Essay. Art with biblical themes were popular in the Middle Ages because the artists were also focused on theology. Jesus and Mary were usually the main focus in most paintings.