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Well seeing as Byzantine Art really only applies to a style of art in the Byzantine Empire and not the world, one can't really give a definite name to its predecessor. However, Byzantine Art was influenced by art from the Roman Empire (Roman Art).
Byzantine artist favored the hieratic style because religious figures were not real, therefore it makes sense to portray them in a non-naturalistic manner. This style was not iconic. It could exist to the iconoclastic Byzantine Period.
The Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Roman Empire has been termed Byzantine Empire by historians . Tts art is called Byzantine art. Icons were the most distinctive form of Byzantine art. These were paintings on flat panels, usually made of wood, depicting Christian themes. They were often gilded with golden leaf. The Byzantines developed their own style for mosaics. There was also Byzantine architecture.
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Byzantine art was paid for mostly by emperors and the Orthodox church.
In Byzantine religious paintings, the representation of the human form are more symbolic than lifelike. They do not use perspective and therefore do not look three-dimensional.
Panagiotes Andreou Micheles has written: 'An aesthetic approach to Byzantine art' -- subject(s): Art, Byzantine, Byzantine Art
Jackson Pollock
Tania Velmans has written: 'Rayonnement de Byzance' -- subject(s): Art, Byzantine, Byzantine Art 'L' embarquement pour Byzance' -- subject(s): Art, Byzantine, Byzantine Art, Civilization, Description and travel, Travel
a style the combines elements from multiple cultures from the region