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  DETAIL OF THE STORIES OF JESUS CHRIST – MOSAIC DATING TO THE XIII CENTURY – BAPTISTERY, FLORENCE   The brilliant whiteness of the veil, which chastely frames the faces of married women, and which even Dante spoke of, emphasizes the grave, almost dream-like expression which is characteristic of feminine …

  CHARITY – MOSAIC OF THE CENTRAL CUPOLA DATING BACK TO THE EARLY XIII CENTURY – CATHEDRAL OF SAINT MARK, VENICE   The concept of pomp in the early 13th century identifies with regal Byzantine tradition, as is apparent in this allegorical representation of Charity. She is depicted as Saint …