Prehistoric:

The characteristics of prehistoric art would vary acccouding to culture, beliefs, and the individual artist. The characteristics would be in the materials used, it being charcoal, ash, pigment, or carvings in stone or wood. How the ancient artists applied the materials to create the art.

Egyptian:

The function of Egyptian art was twofold. First, to glorify the gods - including the Pharaoh - and facilitate human passage into the after-life. Second, to assert, propagandize and preserve the values of the day.

Greek:

The chapter highlights the function of Greek art primarily in public spaces, both to visualize the divine and to commemorate humans and also to embellish sacred architecture.

Roman:

The ROMAN function is one of the math and trigonometry functions. The function is used to convert a number to a roman numeral

Byzantine:

Byzantine Christian art had the triple purpose of beautifying a building, instructing the illiterate on matters vital for the welfare of their soul, and encouraging the faithful that they were on the correct path to salvation

Romanesque:

Romanesque churches evolved the extensive use of a semicircular (“Roman”) arch for windows, doors, and arcades; a barrel vault (i.e., arches forming a half-cylindrical vault over a rectangular space) or groin vaults (formed by the intersection of two arches) to support the roof of the nave; and massive piers and walls (with few windows) to contain the extremely forceful outward thrust of the arched vaults.

Gothic:

Gothic sculpture was closely tied to architecture, since it was used primarily to decorate the exteriors of cathedrals and other religious buildings.

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