Russian Ornament - Tartaric influence – which dates chiefly from 1237 to 1480, when
the Tartars were in power – may be regarded beyond any doubt as the chief cause
why the pure Byzantine style originally established in Russia came to be
changed later on into the Ornament special to that country. There, as into
every other country where they appeared, the Christians brought with them a new
style of art, which developed itself afterwards in accordance with the national
character of the people.
The commencement of Russian Art may be said to date
from the end of the 10th century under the reign of Vladimir the Great. In the latter part of the
Middle Ages and towards the beginning of the Modern period, Italian artists
were invited in great numbers into the country and were engaged in the
costruction of numerous monumental buildings.
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Gradually, as the political supremacy of a country begins to
decline, Art in that country begins also to decay. The decline of classic art
was the natural consequence of the political weakness and final decay of the
Western Roman Empire, as well as of the decisive victory which Christianity
finally obtained over Heathenism. READ MORE.
In Norway, the Scandinavian Ornament stands in the most intimate
relationship with the Celtic, a circumstance which is due to the fact that
Christianity was first introduced into Norway by the Irish. In South Norway,
where English influence had to give way before the German, stone architecture
is predominant, READ MORE.
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