Art Through The Ages.

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Saint Mark’s, Venice, Italy, begun 1063.

Saint Mark’s, Venice, Italy, begun 1063.

Lamentation over the Dead Christ, wall painting, Saint Pantaleimon, Nerezi, Macedonia, 1164.

Lamentation over the Dead Christ, wall painting, Saint Pantaleimon, Nerezi, Macedonia, 1164.

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child (Vladimir Virgin), icon, late eleventh–early twelfth century.

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child (Vladimir Virgin), icon, late eleventh–early twelfth century.

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child enthroned, apse mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, dedicated 867.

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child enthroned, apse mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, dedicated 867.

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George, icon, sixth or early seventh century. )Encaustic on wood, 2’ 3” x 1’ 7 3/8”. Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt.

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George, icon, sixth or early seventh century. )Encaustic on wood, 2’ 3” x 1’ 7 3/8”. Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt.

Saint Apollinaris amid sheep, apse mosaic, Sant’Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, ca. 533–549.

Saint Apollinaris amid sheep, apse mosaic, Sant’Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, ca. 533–549.

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