In parts of Italy, which were under eastern artistic influences, like Sicily and Venice, mosaic making never went out of fashion in the Middle Ages. The whole interior of the St Mark's Basilica in Venice is clad with elaborate, golden mosaics. The oldest scenes were executed by Greek masters in the late 11th century but the majority of the mosaics are works of local artists from the 12th–13th centuries. The decoration of the church was finished only in the 16th century. One hundred and ten scenes of mosaics in the atrium of St Mark's were based directly on the miniatures of the Cotton Genesis, a Byzantine manuscript that was brought to Venice after the sack of Constantinople (1204). The mosaics were executed in the 1220s. COUNT 5
QSN1 Which area in Italy besides Sicily did mosaic art not go out of fashion in the middle ages? ANS1 Venice QSN2 Which church in Venice is decorated with elaborate golden mosaics? ANS2 St Mark's Basilica QSN3 When were the oldest scenes in St. Mark's mosaics completed? ANS3 the late 11th century QSN4 The majority of the mosaics in Venice were created by who? ANS4 local artists QSN5 When was the sack of Constantinople? ANS5 1204