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7th century art includes the art of the Migration Period. During this time the Germanic people began to dispurse throughout Europe as they were pushed back by the Huns. Although these were not homogenous tribes, their cultures were very similar.
The art in this time is by the Anglo-Saxons and Celtics. During this time, animals, usually serpants, had very little detail. They were often on tools that were by the vikings and other other people groups, such as found in the Sutton Hoo. -
The snakes in this art piece are woven together and intertwined, a typical characteristic of Style I art pieces.
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This Permic Bear is dated to the 7th century. During the Style I of Animal art, chip carving was introduced to bronze and silver (beginning in the 5th century). Animals, such as this bear, were also broken down into section.This bear has a head, front paws and his hind paws attach directly to his back. He is broken down into three unrealistic sections, all with minimal detail.
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During this time, Style III of the anamalistic styel began to be evident. Animals were often shown as "gripping", being that they were touching or connected to the other subjects in the art piece. Since this was the main art of the vikings, this also became known as Viking Art. Serpants and symmetry remained important parts of the art pieces, along with simplicity.
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In this piece, the animal is connected to the other subjects in the art piece, or "gripping" them.
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Once again, the animalist figures are very simple and seem are touching, "gripping", each other.
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In this century, the trend continues of the previous century of the animals becomming more realistic. The birds are very easy to recognize. The animals also continue to be symmetrical and to grip each other. The animal subjects also include birds.
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The cross is a combination of many of the previous styles. The images are symetrical on their respectice sides (top symmetical top bottom, left symmetrical to right). The animals in the left and right boxes of the cross are also "gripping" the boxes around them. The animals are also more realistic and easy to identify as horses. Finally, the top and bottom of the corsses, although vines, also intertwine.
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Similar to the cross, this piece is like a combination of many of the previous art pieces. The animals, especially the birds, are easy to identify. Even though the piece is a circle, the left and right are symmetrical at the point of the birds. The animal characters are also intertwined with each other.
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This brooch is symetrical, but yet barely resembles animals. Created on a viking tool.
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Once again, the piece is symetrical, but has very little detail that resembles it to animal. Also on a viking work piece.
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This horse horse is symetrical, and more realistic (it's easier to identify as a horse) than the previous animals on the time line. These horses also have artistic detail: the circles that go down the horses neck. The eyes and noses are also detailed.
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As with the horse, these monkey's are easy to recognize and they're not intertwined. They are also symetrical.
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The 9th century continued the art styles of the previous two centuries. The pieces continued to be made out of metals, contain snakes, be symmetrical and the details on the animals continued to be minimal. For example, with the snakes that are shown, the detail on the snakes faces are minimal, there eyes are hard to define. Granted, this could be because the pieces are very old. The snakes also connect, continuing the "gripping" and intertwined style.
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During this century, the animals become more realistic. There is also more detail in the art pieces: the animals have faces and are not connected to one another. However, the pieces do remain symmetrical.
