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Updated: May 13, 2025

The interior of the cupola of San Giovanni is ornamented with some of the oldest specimens of mosaic decoration in Florence, these Byzantine artists being the first, after Murano and Altino, to exercise their craft in Italy, and being succeeded by Jacopo da Turita, Andrea Tafi, and Gaddo Gaddi.

- Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7: Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One)