Title
San Vitale Basilica in Ravenna: right part of the apse
Caption
Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna (Italy)
Mosaic of the right part of the apse: the cortege of the imperialist Theodora
Detail: a character spreads the hanging to reveal the fountain
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_313
License type
Rights managed
Available size
149,8Mb (11,8Mb) / 21,5in x 27,1in / 6450 x 8118 (300dpi)