Title

Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna: left part of the apse.

Caption

Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna (Italy)
Mosaic of the left part of the apse: the cortege of Emperor Justinian
Detail: a deacon carrying the gospels, and a subdeacon with a censer
6th century.

Info+

Its construction was begun by Bishop Ecclesius in 527, and completed in 548 by the twenty-seventh Bishop of Ravenna, Maximianus.

Date

6th century

Credit line

Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12

Reference

DGL10A03_310

License type

Rights managed

Available size

131,6Mb (10,6Mb) / 19,8in x 25,8in / 5947 x 7736 (300dpi)

Keywords

Architecture Mosaics Unesco World Heritage Site Emilia-Romagna Building Religion Chapel Vault Christian Christianism Early Christian Byzantine Catholic 5th century Jesus Christ Polychrome marble Stucco Indoors Interior Stele Column Pillar Pillar Apse Capital Dome Roman Exarch Justinian I Symbol Precious stones Book