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| c. 250 |
| | | The Christians of Rome use the catacombs as tomb chambers, and decorate the walls with murals on New Testament themes | |
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| c. 320 |
| | | Roman mosaic is at its most lavish in the floors of Piazza Armerina, in central Sicily | |
|  | Piazza Armerina, Sicily
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| c. 390 |
| | | The church of Santa Pudenziana in Rome begins the great tradition of Christian mosaics | |
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| c. 460 |
| | | The mausoleum of Galla Placidia begins Ravenna's great tradition of Christian mosaic | |
|  | Ravenna, mosaic in Neon Baptistery
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| 547 |
| | | Justinian and Theodora, each with a retinue of attendants, face each other in mosaic from the walls of San Vitale in Ravenna | |
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| c. 1200 |
| | | In the cathedral on Torcello, and in St Mark's, Venetian mosaics are a culmination in the west of the Byzantine tradition | |
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| 1259 |
| | | Nicola Pisano completes a pulpit for Pisa, borrowing details from Roman sarcophagi - an early example of a new interest in the classical past | |
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| c. 1305 |
| | | Enrico degli Scrovegni employs Giotto to paint the cycle of frescoes in his chapel in Padua | |
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| 1308 |
| | | The cathedral authorities in Siena commission from Duccio the great altarpiece which becomes known as the Maestà | |
|  | Duccio Crucifixion (detail)
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| 1345 |
| | | The great Byzantine altarpiece of St Mark's, the Pala d'Oro, is adjusted to take its present form | |
|  | Pala d'Oro
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