The art and architecture of the Byzantine Empire and Western medieval Europe, from Late Antiquity through the Gothic period. Belongs here: Byzantine Art and Gothic Architecture. Does not belong here: the Renaissance revival of classical forms that followed, which is Renaissance Art.
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1. Wikipedia: Byzantine art
WikipediaByzantine art, Edict of Milan sentence
First, the Edict of Milan, issued by the emperors Constantine I and Licinius in 313, allowed for public Christian worship, and led to the development of a monumental, Christian art.
Byzantine art, lead section, culture sentence
Byzantine art originated and evolved from the Christianized Greek culture of the Byzantine Empire
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