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For centuries monks were great artists beautifully illustrating books they transcribed.
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Great examples of Romanesque churches can be found in Florence, Pisa, and Durham.
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Giotto covered Scrovegni Chapel with frescoes telling Bible stories with a new realism.
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At the Basilica of St. Francis, Gothic frescoes capture realism and powerful emotions.
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One of the finest works of late medieval art is a celebration of the senses.
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Holy relics were contained in dazzling jeweled vessels called reliquaries.
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Grand city halls, luxurious-for-the-day castles and palaces, and finely woven tapestries.
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The greatest art of the Middle Ages was Gothic church art.
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In ancient Rome, grand statues and imposing buildings were built with cheap or free labor.
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We’ll visit three great Gothic churches filled with 800-year-old stained-glass windows.
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These painters brought art from medieval two-dimensional to more life-like 3-D.
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The sculptor Donatello gave his proud statues unprecedented realism and emotion.
