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Artist: Venetian artists of Doge Pietro Ziani

Date: 1220

• Jesus is at center with a book that reads "Come blessed of my Father and receive the kingdom prepared for you." From the left are Luke, Paul, Peter, and Andrew. Pope Honorius III, who commissioned the mosaic, is displayed as a tiny figure kneeling at Jesus' feet. It is atypical for the Pope to be displayed in such a humble manner

• Below, in the center, is a jeweled cross and instruments of the passion. From left to right are James the Great, Bartholomew, Thomas, Simon, Matthias, Mark, angel, angel, John, Philip, Matthew, James the Less, Jude, and Barnabas. The scrolls have text of the Gloria

• Almost all of the original mosaic has been removed due to the 1747 renovation and later fire. Parts of the original work can be seen in the Gregorian Room

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