It’s because the artists of the time were trying to do their best, and the results were creepy (e.g. Certain images of baby Jesus). Artists didn’t care about appearance. The main purpose of art was to teach the peasants that couldn’t read stories of the Bible or of saints.

What is the primary reason artists in the Middle Ages did not utilize linear perspective? They had no artistic skill. They were not concerned with making their paintings realistic. They only painted portraits where perspective was not necessary.

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Medieval art was produced in many media, and works survive in large numbers in sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, metalwork and mosaics, all of which have had a higher survival rate than other media such as fresco wall-paintings, work in precious metals or textiles, including tapestry.

Medieval art illustrates the passionate interest and idealistic expression of the Christian and Catholic faith. Architectural designs and their interior décor showed avid expressions of the deep religious faith of the people of the Middle Ages.

Medieval sculpture relied primarily on available materials, including wood and stone. Ivory was used for small devotional pieces. The large block of wood or stone was secured to the sculptor’s bench and worked using chisels, gouges and mallets.

Religion in its most authentic part is an art form. Religion does what art does. This idea is richly illustrated and supported by materials of diverse origin.

As visible religion, art communicates religious beliefs, customs, and values through iconography and depictions of the human body. The foundational principle for the interconnections between art and religion is the reciprocity between image making and meaning making as creative correspondence of humanity with divinity.

Religious art or sacred art is artistic imagery using religious inspiration and motifs and is often intended to uplift the mind to the spiritual. Sacred art involves the ritual and cultic practices and practical and operative aspects of the path of the spiritual realization within the artist’s religious tradition.

The term art appreciation is referred to the knowledge of the general and everlasting qualities that classify all great art. It refers to analyzing the form of an artwork to general audiences to enhance their enjoyment of such works of art. …

Early Christian art, also called Paleo-Christian art or primitive Christian art, architecture, painting, and sculpture from the beginnings of Christianity until about the early 6th century, particularly the art of Italy and the western Mediterranean.

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It links man and spirit. It heals and makes whole by making connections. The creative artist who first sets down the vision, the performing artist who takes up that vision and brings it to life, and the members of the audience when they become active participants — all are links in the chain of artistic creation.

The purpose of works of art may be to communicate political, spiritual or philosophical ideas, to create a sense of beauty (see aesthetics), to explore the nature of perception, for pleasure, or to generate strong emotions.

∎ There are five purposes for visual art: Ceremonial, Artistic Expression, Narrative, Functional and Persuasive.