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[[File:Frueauf the Elder The Annunciation c. 1495 Budapest.jpg|thumb|left|Rueland Frueauf the Elder, The Annunciation, ca. 1495.]]

[[File:Frueauf the Elder The Annunciation c. 1495 Budapest.jpg|thumb|left|Rueland Frueauf the Elder, The Annunciation, ca. 1495.]]

'''[[Middle Ages]] Painting''' is also known as the Medieval [[painting ]]. After the Roman Empire collapsed, Europe's greatest inheritance was the Roman-Christian tradition, which was heavily infused with classical ideas and Christian artistic styles.  

'''[[Middle Ages]] Painting''' is also known as the Medieval [[painting ]]. After the Roman Empire collapsed, Europe's greatest inheritance was the Roman-Christian tradition, which was heavily infused with classical ideas and Christian artistic styles.  

During the Middle Ages the Roman [[Catholic Church]] and The [[Orthodox Church]] supported the production of sacred [[art]]. Most of this artworks, made in monasteries, were found in the form of illustrated manuscripts. During the Romanesque time from 800-1100 A.D., painting continued as illustrated manuscripts and extended to mural painting in churches. [http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/ma/middle_ages_art.htm] [[Italy]] became the cultural center of the Western world from the 13th to the 16th century with artists like: Giovanni Cimabue (Italo-Byzantine style), [[Giotto di Bondone]], [[Duccio di Buoninsegna]], [[Fra Angelico]], and [[Piero della Francesca]]. At the end of Middle Ages [[Hans Memling]], and Hans Holbein the Elder, (ca. 1465 - 1524), created outstanding examples of Flemish and German painting.  

During the Middle Ages the Roman [[Catholic Church]] and The [[Orthodox Church]] supported the production of sacred [[art]]. Most of this artworks, made in monasteries, were found in the form of illustrated manuscripts. During the Romanesque time from 800 to 1100 A.D., painting continued as illustrated manuscripts and extended to mural painting in churches. [http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/ma/middle_ages_art.htm] [[Italy]] became the cultural center of the Western world from the 13th to the 16th century with artists like: Giovanni Cimabue (Italo-Byzantine style), [[Giotto di Bondone]], [[Duccio di Buoninsegna]], [[Fra Angelico]], and [[Piero della Francesca]]. At the end of Middle Ages [[Hans Memling]], and Hans Holbein the Elder, (ca. 1465 - 1524), created outstanding examples of Flemish and German painting.  

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== See also ==

== See also ==

[[File:Cimabue Virgin Mary with 8 angels and 4 prophets PDWC.jpg|thumb|Maestà di Santa Trinita by Giovanni Cimabue, 1285-1286.]]

[[File:Cimabue Virgin Mary with 8 angels and 4 prophets PDWC.jpg|thumb|Maestà di Santa Trinita by Giovanni Cimabue, 1285–1286.]]

* [[The Renaissance]]

* [[The Renaissance]]

* [[Antique paintings]]

* [[Antique paintings]]