The Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the eastern part of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally founded as Byzantium. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 under the reign of Mehmed the Conqueror.
Summary: 1  Ancient and modern art refers to two distinct art periods that reflect a particular period of history and human lifestyle. Both art periods have their own characteristics and means of expressing human lifestyle in that period. 2  The period of Ancient art ranges from the Paleolithic period to the Middle Ages.
Modern vs Contemporary Art. In art, modern and contemporary forms are largely interchangeable. People often use the term âmodernâ for describing some art form of recent times. Actually, this art form is considered contemporary. Modern and contemporary art are art forms of two different times. Modern art refers to the period that began in the 1880s and that lasted until the 1960s. Contemporary art can be said to be the art that was developed after the 1960s and is still emerging.