MOSAIC ARTIST, Italian
(active 12th century in Venice)

Vaulting, nave and transept

12th century
Mosaic
Basilica di San Marco, Venice

The broad arch in the foreground has mosaics of Scenes from the Passion of Christ, a work of great dramatic intensity and emotional power. Beyond can be glimpsed the dome of the Ascension and a pendentive with the Evangelist Matthew seated at his desk.




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