Question

Choose the statements that are true of the Medieval arts. (Select all that apply)

Stained-glass windows helped teach a mainly illiterate populace.
The upper class did not participate in the performing arts.
Architecture was of relatively small size and insignificant in this period.
Some literature of the period includes Beowulf and tales of Robin Hood.

Answer 1

Stained-glass windows helped teach a mainly illiterate populace.
The upper class did not participate in the performing arts.
Some literature of the period includes Beowulf and tales of Robin Hood.

Answer 2

The correct options are:

• Stained-glass windows helped teach a mainly illiterate populace.
• The upper class did not participate in the performing arts.
• Some literature of the period includes Beowulf and tales of Robin Hood.

Medieval art is a stage in the history of art that covers a long period for an enormous spatial extension. The Middle Ages -from the 5th century to the 15th century- represent more than a thousand years of art in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Medieval art was expressed in very different media through different artistic disciplines, techniques and genres: architecture, sculpture, silversmithing, illustrated manuscripts (miniature and calligraphy), frescoes, table painting, mosaics, and a long etcetera, in which include arts and crafts not usually included in the fine arts, such as the making of medieval clothing.