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Patronage: According to an inscription in the narthex, the basilica was founded by Pope Celestine I (422–432).
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Form Exterior: plain and massive with little decoration.
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Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well
Jacob Wrestling the Angel
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Materials: Manuscript made from 130 calfskins.
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Function: Reliquary of a young girl martyred in the early fourth century.
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Patronage: Commissioned by Bishop Odo, half-brother to William the Conqueror.
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Function: Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary; a Marian shrine.
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Function: Moralized Bible.
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Function: Meant to be in a private home for personal devotion.
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Context: Prominent placement of the artist’s signature indicates the rising status of his occupation.
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Patronage: Commissioned by the Sforza family of Milan for the refectory of a Dominican abbey.
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Function: One of the scenes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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Patronage: Pope Paul III was the patron.
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Hall of Mirrors
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Function: Painting originally hung in King Philip IV’s study.
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Henri IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de’ Medici
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Function: Not for general sale but for private purposes.
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