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What made mosaic such a desirable art form for the byzantine period?
The Greeks and the Classical Romans used mosaics manly for floors. The Byzantine period made quite an extensive use of mosaics on the walls of churches. Mosaic tiles were more expensive than materials for fresco painting, and mosaic making was more laborious than painting frescoes. Therefore mosaics displayed the wealth of the Byzantine Empire. There was also an integration of architecture and mosaic decoration.
What style of art requires the artists to use wet paint?
Just about all styles that I can think of require wet paint. If you are asking about painting directly into wet plaster, it is the art of the fresco.
Byzantine art is notable for its?
Early use of bright colors and illuminated manuscripts (apex)
What was the main element that made byzantine art abstract?
Byzantine Empire went through two periods which historians have called Byzantine Iconoclasm (726-787 and 814-842) when the use of religious images or icons was opposed by religious and imperial authorities. Religious themes were not allowed and were replaced with secular ones. Imagery as such was not an issue. However, especially considering that religious themes were dominant in the Middle Ages, artists found themselves with a very restricted number of subjects. As a result, some artists produced paintings which did not represent something recognisable as what is seen in the everyday life and concentrated on visual effects. Some of these works anticipated some aspects of modern abstract art.
How did this painting differ from most other medieval art?
It depicts Christ as a Human Figure firmly embedded into the earthly world
