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Roman Art
Roman art was very straight to
the point, and had clear goals. It lacked the delicacy and harmony of ancient
Greek art. Very little attention was paid to irrelevant details.
In the Byzantine period, the church fresco gains great importance, for
it was meant to remind and emphasise the scared biblical stories to believers,
most of whom were illiterate. In architecture, churches were built like
fortresses: big columns bearing heavy arches, and stuffing material as
a ceiling between them. Windows and ornaments in churches were few. Religious
music of the time was meant for singing liturgical hymns and was mainly
vocal.
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