Nearly everything in medieval and Renaissance Venice was stolen or imported—and the Venetians advertised that on the facade of the Cathedral.
Location: St. Mark’s Basilica
Acts of sacred theft, Venice as a mosaic of treasures from afar
Venice’s San Marco, a mosaic of spiritual ...
To the victor go the spoils? These sculptures were taken by the Byzantines, the Venetians, and Napoleon.
Plunder, War, and the Horses of San ...
In this jewel box of a Byzantine church, the solid walls of a Greek-cross plan dissolve into golden light.
Saint Mark’s Basilica, Venice
Learn how the solid, abstracted forms of these co-emperors reject earlier understanding of the human body.
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