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Which Renaissance artists supplied designs for mosaics at St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice?

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Bird mosaic — mosaic Mosaic floor fragment from a synagogue or church, cut stone with mortar from Israel, late 5th–6th century ce; in the Jewish Museum, New York City.

During the Renaissance, several prominent painters provided designs for mosaics at St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice to complete its decorative program. These artists included:

Titian
Tintoretto
Giuseppe Salviati
Paolo Veronese

During this period, the traditional practice of mosaic art shifted; rather than the lead artist overseeing the entire technical execution, these painters submitted cartoons (preparatory designs) that were then transposed into mosaic by specialized artisans.1