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Introduction

Western and Eastern Early Christian Art

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Notwithstanding the fact that the subject which I propose to deal with is the history of Italian painting from the beginning of the 6th century onwards, I am forced, in tracing the origin of the forms of art existing at that period, to make a few remarks on those that preceded it.

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van Marle, R. (1923). Introduction. In: The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0933-6_1

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