从偶像崇拜到1204年十字军劫掠君士坦丁堡,这个时期拜占廷帝国所创造的最杰出的艺术品就是镶嵌画。这种艺术形式从公元一世纪至四世纪技巧上已臻圆熟;四世纪以后,经历了一个复兴时期,尤其表现在基督教的著名神殿里;六世纪中叶查士丁尼皇帝兴建的圣索菲亚大教堂和别的大教堂圆顶上的镶嵌装饰,承袭了这个传统。另一方面,意大 From idolatry until the Crusaders plundered Constantinople in 1204, the most outstanding work of art by the Byzantine Empire during this period was mosaics. This art form has matured from the first century to the fourth century AD; after the fourth century, it experienced a period of rejuvenation, especially in the famous temple of Christianity; in the mid-sixteenth century, Emperor Justinian built the Hagia Sophia And other cathedral dome inlaid decoration, inherited this tradition. On the other hand, Italian