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What did Byzantine and Medieval art often use in painting backgrounds?

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Why: Byzantine and Medieval art used styles like gold in painting backgrounds to show a heavenly world.

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Answer: Gold. Byzantine and Medieval art used styles like gold in painting backgrounds to show a heavenly world.

  1. Art en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
    such as the use of gold in the background of paintings
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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