Fusion of East and West - religious icons art

Constantine the Great, in order to control and move both the east and west side to the east of the old city of Byzantium, and according to his own name, to "Constantinople" (now Istanbul, Turkey). However, the 4 century, the Roman Empire was divided into east and west are still two empires. 476 million, as a result of the North Germanic Europe and other "barbarian" invasions, the Western Roman Empire. Constantinople as the center of the Eastern Roman Empire lasted until the 15th century, also known as the Byzantine Empire.
With the recognition of the Christian Emperor Constantine, Christianity would be subject to legal protection, the official church built up. To decorate the church, and even more graphic doctrine, the artists on the wall produced a variety of "Bible" as the theme of the story mosaics.
The late 4th century AD, the Christian position in society has changed, a subtle change doctrine - the doctrine of Christ, God became widely publicized belief in worship, icon as a visual arts education an important part of the function was able to fully developed.
Driven by the icons of art, religious images throughout the flourishing of the arts. Icon paintings are mainly Christian Virgin Mary , Christ, saints and other characters, in order to convey the idea of Christian piety the faithful.
14 centuries ago in the early Christian art is basically Byzantine art and Gothic art in the world. In order to cover the church, making murals to preach Christianity, but also to adorn the walls of the church and began to paint murals or mosaics way to preach, mostly in the salvation of Christ or the Virgin Child theme based.

saints images Jesus Christ