However the earliest works remaining show a clear continuity with Coptic art of earlier periods.
These now provide one of the most substantial collections of Coptic art and documents in the world.
In later centuries, Coptic art and architecture also incorporated motifs inspired by Islamic styles.
Coptic art displays a mix of native Egyptian and Hellenistic influences.
Clédat found hermitages he called "chapels" that contained Coptic art.
However its influence persisted in the Coptic art and Byzantine art.
His later work has focused on a traditional painting style in Eritrea known as Coptic art.
Coptic art developed its own national character, and the Copts stood united against the imperial power.
The Coptic museum houses the world's most important examples of Coptic art.
Coptic art cannot compare with any of the great movements that made esthetic history.