ARTH101: Art Appreciation and Techniques

9.4.2 Barbarian Art

• Smarthistory.org: "Barbarian Art" Page

  Read this article to get a sense for the different populations of Europe during the Middle Ages and to gain an understanding of the meaning of the word "Barbarian."
  

• Smarthistory.org: Rebecca Mir's "Fibulae" Page

  Read this article in order to get a better sense for the formal qualities associated with Barbarian art through examples of one of its common artistic objects: the brooch.