Here are a few medieval and paleo-Christian works that present the life of Christ in a chronologically arranged set of images.
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6th century: The top band of images on the left and right walls of the Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna.
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1160-80: A portable altar with ten plaques following from Annunciation to Resurrection.
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First Half of the 14th century: Reliefs on the façade of Orvieto Cathedral.
Prepared in 2022 by Richard Stracke, Emeritus Professor of English, Augusta University.
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