Mascoli Chapel Mosaics Self-researched

Artist: Michele Giambono
Location: Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice
Medium: Gold and glass mosaic
Date: First half of 15th century

Biblical Context

Annunciation - Angel Gabriel announces to Mary she will bear Jesus (Luke 1:26-38). [Visitation](../biblestories/Visitation.md) - Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56). [Dormition of the Virgin](../biblestories/DormitionOfTheVirgin.md) - The "falling asleep" of the Virgin Mary, a major feast in Eastern Christianity.

A cycle of mosaics on the vault of the Cappella dei Mascoli depicting scenes from the Life of the Virgin. The sequence includes the Birth of the Virgin, the Presentation at the Temple, the Annunciation, the Visitation, and the Dormition (Death of the Virgin). Giambono designed the earlier scenes; later scenes show the influence of Early Renaissance spatial perspective, attributed to Andrea Mantegna or Jacopo Bellini.