Medieval art

:This article is about art. See also Medieval architecture.

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Medieval art covers a vast scope of time and place, over 1000 years of art history in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. It includes major art movements and periods, national and regional art, genres, revivals, the artists crafts, and the artists themselves.

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Art history - Europe - Middle East

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Art historians classify Medieval art into major periods and movements. They are Celtic art, Early Christian art, Migration Period art, Pre-Romanesque and Romanesque art, Gothic art, Byzantine art and Islamic art. In addition each "nation" or culture in the Middle Ages had its own distinct artistic style and these are looked at individually, such as Anglo-Saxon art or Viking art. Medieval art was of many crafts, such as mosaics and sculpture; and there were many unique genres of art, such as Crusade art or animal style.

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Celtic art - Early Christian art - Migration Period art - Pre-Romanesque - Romanesque art - Gothic art - Byzantine art - Islamic art - Anglo-Saxon art - Viking art - Mosaic - Sculpture - Crusade art - Animal style

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