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Phidias(?), Parthenon Frieze, c. 438-32 B.C.E., pentelic marble (420 linear feet of the 525 that complete the frieze are in the British Museum)

Ancient Greece in 12 works of art

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew, oil on canvas, c. 1599-1600 (Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome)

The Baroque in 12 works of art

Arch of Constantine, 312-315 C.E. and older spolia, marble and porphyry, Rome

Ancient Rome in 12 works of art

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The_Octagon_Lantern,_Ely_Cathederal

History of Western Art and Civilization: Prehistory through the Middle Ages

VigeeJulie

History of Western Art: Renaissance to Revolution, 1300 – 1800

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

History of Global Architecture

Modern Art in Europe and North America

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