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Synagogue interior with Old Testament narratives and figures

3rd - 5th centuries

Dura-Europos, Syria

Late Antiquity

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Catacombs

Typical passageway with bural niches in the walls

3rd - 5th centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christian

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b

Catacombs

Vault fresco showing Christ the Good Shepherd surrounded by orant figures and episodes from the story of Jonah

3rd - 5th centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christian

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a

Old St. Peter's

Reconstruction illustration

3rd - 5th centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christian

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b

Old St. Peter's

Plan

3rd - 5th Centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christian

[image]

a

Santa Sabina

Exterior

3rd - 5th centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christian

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b

Santa Sabina

Interior

3rd - 5th centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christian

[image]

a

Santa Costanza

Interior View

3rd - 5th centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christian

[image]

b

Santa Costanza

Section and plan

3rd - 5th centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christian

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

Scenes include: Sacrifice of Isaac (top left), Christ enthroned between Peter and Paul (top center), Adam and Eve, Christ's entry into Jerusalem, and Daniel in the lion's den (left to right, on the bottom in the middle)

3rd - 5th centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christian

Suicide of Judas and Crucifixion of Christ, ivory plaque from a box

3rd - 5th centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christianity

Woman sacrificing at an altar, ivory diptych leaf of the Symmachi

3rd - 5th centuries

Rome

Late Antiquity/Early Christianity

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a

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

Exterior

3rd - 5th centuries

Ravenna, Italy

Late Antiquity/Early Christianity

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b

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

Vault and dome mosaics

3rd - 5th centuries

Ravenna, Italy

Late Antiquity/Early Christianity

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c

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

Christ as the Good Shepherd, mosaic on the entrance wall

3rd - 5th centuries

Ravenna, Italy

Late Antiquity/Early Christianity

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a

Hagia Sophia

Exterior

6th century

Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey

Early Byzantine

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b

Hagia Sophia

Interior

6th century

Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey

Early Byzantine

[image]

c

Hagia Sophia

Plan

6th century

Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey

Early Byzantine

[image]

a

San Vitale

Exterior

6th century

Ravenna, Italy

Early Byzantine

[image]

b

San Vitale

Interior

6th century

Ravenna, Italy

Early Byzantine

[image]

c

San Vitale

Plan

6th century

Ravenna, Italy

Early Byzantine

[image]

d

San Vitale

Apse mosaic: Christ between angels, Saint Vitalis, and Bishop Ecclesius

6th century

Ravenna, Italy

Early Byzantine

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e

San Vitale

left wall of apse mosaic: Emperor Justinian, Bishop Maximianus, and attendants

6th century

Ravenna, Italy

Early Byzantine

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f

San Vitale

right wall of apse mosaic: Empress Theodora and attendants

6th century

Ravenna, Italy

Early Byzantine

Christ Pantocrator icon

6th century

Mt. Sinai, Egypt

Early Byzantine

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George icon

6th century

Mt. Sinai, Egypt

Early Byzantine

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a

Christ enthroned with saints (Harbaville Triptych), ivory

10th century

Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey

Middle Byzantine

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a

Katholikon, Hosios Loukas

Exterior

11th century

Greece

Middle Byzantine

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b

Katholikon, Hosios Loukas

Interior

11th century

Greece

Middle Byzantine

[image]

c

Katholikon, Hosios Loukas

Plan

11th century

Greece

Middle Byzantine

[image]

a

Apse mosaic with Christ Pantocrator, the Virgin (Theotokos) and Child, angels, and saints

Overall view

12th century

Cathedral, Monreale, Sicily

Middle Byzantine

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b

Apse mosaic with Christ Pantocrator, the Virgin (Theotokos) and Child, angels, and saints

Detail of Christ Pantocrator

12th century

Cathedral, Monreale, Sicily

Middle Byzantine

Christ Pantocrator icon

14th century

Macedonia

Late Byzantine

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child icon

14th century

Macedonia

Late Byzantine

[image]

a

Dome of the Rock

Exterior

7th century

Jerusalem

Islamic

[image]

b

Dome of the Rock

Interior

7th century

Jerusalem

Islamic

[image]

a

Great Mosque

Aerial view

9th century

Cordoba, Spain

Islamic

[image]

b

Great Mosque

exterior gate

9th century

Cordoba, Spain

Islamic

[image]

c

Great Mosque

hypostyle prayer hall

9th century

Cordoba, Spain

Islamic

[image]

d

Great Mosque

mirhab niche and dome

9th century

Cordoba, Spain

Islamic

[image]

a

Mosque of Selim II

Architect: Sinan

Exterior

16th century

Edirne, Turkey

Islamic

[image]

b

Mosque of Selim II

Architect: Sinan

Plan

16th century

Edirne, Turkey

Islamic

[image]

c

Mosque of Selim II

Architect: Sinan

Prayer hall

16th century

Edirne, Turkey

Islamic

[image]

d

Mosque of Selim II

Architect: Sinan

Dome

16th century

Edirne, Turkey

Islamic

Mihrab niche with glazed mosaic tilework

14th century

Iran

Islamic

[image]

a

Palace of the Lions, Alhambra

Courtyard of the Lions

14th century

Granada, Spain

Islamic

[image]

b

Palace of the Lions, Alhambra

Muqarnas tilework

14th century

Granada, Spain

Islamic

[image]

c

Palace of the Lions, Alhambra

Muqarnas dome

14th century

Granada, Spain

Islamic

[image]

a

Taj Mahal

Aerial view of the complex

17th century

Agra, India

Islamic

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b

Taj Mahal

Mausoleum with minarets

17th century

Agra, India

Islamic

Pyxis of al-Mughira, ivory

10th century

Cordoba, Spain

Islamic

Tughra (signature) of Suleyman the Magnificent

16th century

Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey

Islamic

Ardabil carpet

16th century

Ardabil, Iran

Islamic

Basin, called "The Baptistry of St. Louis," brass inlaid with gold and silver

14th century

Egypt

Islamic

interlace decoration on a boat from a Viking ship burial

9th century

Norway

early medieval migratory tribes

Cloisonne purse cover from the Sutton Hoo ship burial

7th century

England

Early medieval migratory tribes

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a

lindisfarne gospels

carpet page with cross

8th century

England

hiberno-saxon

[image]

b

lindisfarne gospels

saint matthew

8th century

England

hiberno-saxon

[image]

a

Book of Kells

Chi-rho-iota (XPI) page

9th century

Scotland

Hiberno-saxon

[image]

b

Book of Kells

saint matthew

9th century

Scotland

Hiberno-saxon

[image]

a

Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne

Plan

9th century

Aachen, Germany

Carolingian

[image]

b

Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne

Illustration

9th century

Aachen, Germany

Carolingian

[image]

c

Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne

interior

9th century

Aachen, Germany

Carolingian

[image]

a

St. Gall plan for a monastery

Original

9th century

Saint Gall, Switzerland

Carolingian

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b

St. Gall plan for a monastery

Diagram

9th century

Saint Gall, Switzerland

Carolingian

Saint Matthew from The Coronation Gospels

9th century

Germany

Carolingian

Saint Matthew from the Ebbo Gospels

9th century

France

Carolingian

[image]

a

Utrecht Psalter

Sample pages (Psalms 99 - 101)

9th century

France

Carolingian

[image]

b

Utrecht Psalter

Detail, Psalm 22

9th century

France

Carolingian

[image]

a

Saint Cyriakus

Interior

Circa 1000

Gernrode, Germany

Ottonian

[image]

b

Saint Cyriakus

plan

Circa 1000

Gernrode, Germany

Ottonian

[image]

a

Bronze doors of Bishop Bernward

Whole

Circa 1000

Saint Michael's, Hildesheim, Germany

Ottonian

[image]

b

Bronze doors of Bishop Bernward

Detail: God accusing Adam and Eve

Circa 1000

Saint Michael's, Hildesheim, Germany

Ottonian

Wooden crucifix commissioned by Archbishop Gero for Cologne Cathedral

circa 1000

Cologne, Germany

Ottonian

Christ blessing Otto II and Theophanu, ivory

circa 1000

Italy

Ottonian

Otto III enthroned from the Gospel Book of Otto III

circa 1000

Germany

Ottonian

[image]

a

Santiago de Compostela

Reconstruction Model

circa 1100

Spain

Romanesque

[image]

b

Santiago de Compostela

Plan

circa 1100

Spain

Romanesque

[image]

c

Santiago de Compostela

Nave

circa 1100

Spain

Romanesque

[image]

a

Speyer Cathedral

Apse facade

circa 1100

Speyer, Germany

Romanesque

[image]

b

Speyer Cathedral

Nave

circa 1100

Speyer, Germany

Romanesque

[image]

a

Saint-Etienne

Entrance facade

circa 1100

Caen, France

Romanesque

[image]

b

Saint-Etienne

Nave

circa 1100

Caen, France

Romanesque

[image]

a

San Miniato al Monte

Entrance facade

circa 1100

Florence, Italy

Romanesque

[image]

b

San Miniato al Monte

Nave

circa 1100

Florence, Italy

Romanesque

[image]

a

South portal of Saint-Pierre

Overall view

circa 1100

Moissac, France

Romanesque

[image]

b

South portal of Saint-Pierre

Second coming of Christ tympanum

circa 1100

Moissac, France

Romanesque

[image]

c

South portal of Saint-Pierre

Lions and Prophets trumeau

circa 1100

Moissac, France

Romanesque

[image]

a

Cloister of Saint-Pierre

overall view

circa 1100

Moissac, France

Romanesque

[image]

b

Cloister of Saint-Pierre

Abbot Durandus relief

circa 1100

Moissac, France

Romanesque

[image]

a

Saint-Lazare

Sculptor: Gislebertus

Last Judgment tympanum, west portal

circa 1100

Autun, France

Romanesque

[image]

b

Saint-Lazare

Sculptor: Gislebertus

Dream of the Magi, capital in nave

circa 1100

Autun, France

Romanesque

Christ in Majesty, apse painting from a church

circa 1100

Spain

Romanesque

Christ Entering Jerusalem, wall painting from a church

circa 1100

Spain (now in the Indianapolis museum of art)

Romanesque

St. Matthew, from the Codex Colbertinus Gospel Book

circa 1100

Moissac, France

Romanesque

St. John, from the Gospel Book of Abbot Wedricus

circa 1100

Norman England

Romanesque

[image]

a

The Bayeux Tapestry

Overall view (approx first half of it)

circa 1100

Norman England

Romanesque

[image]

b

The Bayeux Tapestry

Funeral procession to Westminster Abbey

circa 1100

Norman England

Romanesque

[image]

c

The Bayeux Tapestry

battle of Hastings

circa 1100

Norman England

Romanesque

[image]

d

The Bayeux Tapestry

Halley's Comet sighting

circa 1100

Norman England

Romanesque