Byzantine artists, like the Greeks, were concerned with realistic portrayals of the human body. True False

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Sammy Tyler

14 June, 12:12

Byzantine artists, like the Greeks, were concerned with realistic portrayals of the human body. True False

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Asa Walter · Answer 1

I think the correct answer is false. Byzantine artists were not concerned with realistic portrayals of the human body. Byzantine art was completely focused on the needs of the Orthodox church, in the painting of icons and the decoration of churches with frescoes and mosaics.