Church Vs. Crown: Dark Ages Inspired Artwork

WE NEED A VISUAL ARTS CATEGORY ON YOUTUBE THREAD-http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/youtube/thread?tid=2a9806f929074cbd­&hl=en&fid=2a9806f929074cbd0004b630ad37cc3e

Facebook- http://facebook.com/kazanjianm
Twitter- http://twitter.com/kazanjianm
Website- http://merrillk.com
(Merrill) Supplies I Use- http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-4....247664-805536?url=ht

The Dark Ages (Middle Ages, Medieval Times) is my favorite period in art history. Monks did most of the artwork and kept literacy alive. The Roman infrastructure broke down after Constantine the Great (Constantine II) moved the capital to Byzantium (later Constantinople). Roads crumbled, barbarians sacked....people stayed still.....Latin broke down in to English, French, Spanish Italian, Romanian and Catalan. The artwork was called "gothic" by later art historians (which was an insulting term).

While the work lacked realism, it sure had a lot of character! I was inspired to do this mixed media work of art due to my fascination on this period in history. To make this artwork, Church vs. Crown, I used, pencil, color pencil, illustration marker,