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| c. 100 |
| | Realistic portraits, done in hot wax and preserved in coffins at Fayyum, vividly depict inhabitants of Roman Egypt | |
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| c. 250 |
| | The Christians of Rome use the catacombs as tomb chambers, and decorate the walls with murals on New Testament themes | |
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| c. 600 |
| | The walls of caves at Ajanta are profusely decorated with Buddhist murals | |
| | Ajanta Mural Fotofile CG
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| c. 650 |
| | At Dunhuang, an oasis on the Silk Road, as many as 500 caves are decorated with Buddhist murals | |
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| c. 650 |
| | The Book of Durrow, one of the earliest of the great Celtic manuscripts, is written and illuminated in Ireland | |
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| c. 698 |
| | The Lindisfarne Gospels are written and illuminated by Celtic monks on the Scottish island of Lindisfarne | |
| | Lindisfarne Gospels British Library
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| c. 1300 |
| | Mosaic begins to yield to fresco, as the chief medium for the decoration of Christian churches | |
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| c. 1300 |
| | Tabriz under the Mongol Il-khans is the first centre of Persian miniature painting | |
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| c. 1305 |
| | Enrico degli Scrovegni employs Giotto to paint the cycle of frescoes in his chapel in Padua | |
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| 1308 |
| | The cathedral authorities in Siena commission from Duccio the great altarpiece which becomes known as the Maestà | |
| | Duccio Crucifixion (detail) Manchester City Museum and Art Gallery
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