Do not make opposing lists of comparisons and contrasts. The paragraph will likely include both similarities and differences. Answer the following by writing T of F for each numbered question. Strict frontality and a constant axis are used in the human figure to emphasize authority and stability. The Hebrew's view of the transcendent God utterly beyond nature required great moral courage and lead them to seek comfort in explicit, luxurious figurative art.
Roman frescoes become increasingly sketchy, atmospheric and impressionistic.
One of the principal developments in Romanesque art is the development of large scale sculptural programs on the exterior surfaces of churches. The expression of superstition and miraculous event that displaces Greek rationalism clearly does not begin until after the official establishment of the Christian religion. Paleolithic cultures were well established farming communities and used their cave paintings to assure seasonal rains. Highly developed naturalistic figurative art is typical of Islamic art. The spread of Byzantine art was greatly assisted by the portable nature of some of their art.