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| Apse Mosaic of Santa Pudenziana. Early 5th c. Rome. Depicts Christ Enthroned, surrounded by apostles. Harkens back to classical artistic tradition. |
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| Interior view of Santa Maria Maggiore. 432-440. Rome. Started tendency to use walls of places of worship not just for decoration but to communicate. |
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| Moses and Israelites Crossing the Red Sea, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome. circa 440. Nave mosaic depicting scenes from Old Testament. |
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| Exterior of Lateran Baptistery, Rome. 432-440. Evocation of classical elements (walls decorated w/marble slabs, etc). |
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| Interior of Lateran Baptistery, Rome. 432-440. |
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| Interior of San Stefano Rotondo, Rome. 480. Synthesis of elements drawn from imperial architecture and Oriental models. |
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| Apse mosaic of Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome. 525. Fully within Roman tradition: brightly-colored clothing, cobalt blue sky, characterization of faces that nears portraiture, etc. |
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| Bishop's throne at San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, Rome. 12th cent. |
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| Apse mosiac of Virgin and Child Enthroned amidst Hosts of Angels at Santa Maria in Domnica, Rome. 817-824. Byzantine tradition still at work in mosaics. |
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| Interior view of San Zeno chapel in Santa Prassede, Rome. 817-824. Evokes early Christian themes. |
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| Apse mosaic of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere. Redeemer Giving His Blessing. 817-824. One of the most representative late medieval buildings in Rome. |
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| Exterior of Santa Maria in Trastevere. Mid-12th cent. Less reliance placed on chiaroscuro. |
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| Apse mosaic of Christ and the Virgin Enthroned. Santa Maria in Trastevere. Mid-12th cent. |
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| Nativity of Mary, Pietro Cavallini. Santa Maria in Trastevere. 1293. |
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| Annunciation, Pietro Cavallini. Santa Maria in Trastevere. 1293. |
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| Coronation of the Virgin mosaic, Jacopo Torriti. Santa Maria Maggiore. 1294. |
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| Christ the Redeemer mosaic, Jacopo Torriti's copy of 4th cent. original. San Giovanni in Laterano. 1294. Rome. |
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| Ciborium. Arnolfo di Cambio. Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, 1293. Fuses the highest expression of Roman Gothic with French Gothic models. |
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