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13th century Abram Adam altar ambo angels apostles apse Aquileia arch back from Constantinople baptistery baptizes Barbara Mason basilica beneath blue brothers Byzantine C'est Cameriere chapel choir Christ church cloak columns Constantinople cross crowned cupola becoming decorated Doge Domenico Contarini DOMINUS door dream dress earth Egypt Egyptian Emmanuel facade feet four fourth crusade gallery Giovanni Gabrieli gold golden gondola gospel grey hair head heaven holding Holy iconostasis Italian Japheth joli Joseph leaves lion lips look marble Mark Michel Butor mosaics Moses nave Niche Noah old Venetian Pala d'Oro palace paradise pearls pendentives Pharaoh piazzetta pigeon Pishon present from Venice PROPHETA Behold rain right hand pointing river robe Saint John Saint Mark's Saint Peter Saint Theodore San Marco SANCTUS side Signorina square pillar stones take the vaporetto throne tree tribune tunic Venetian Venice vestibule Virgin wall waters white neck window wings woman Yahweh