The artists of the macedonian era consciously based their church decoration in part on

Byzantine style

Explanation:

The Macedonian era prevails Macedonian Renaissance and it is the period that was begun with the end of the Byzantine iconoclasm until the fall od the Macedonian dynasty.

Trough the time the Byzantine Empire has improved with the flourishing of military, architecture, culture, and art.

Church decorations were based on the Byzantine church mosaic style which we can see in Hosios Lukas Monastery and the Nea Moni Katholiko. Besides it, we can also found the naturalistic style and Christian themes based on Roman and Greek culture and art.