Title
Inside view of the San Vitale Basilica in Ravenna
Caption
Inside view of the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna: presbytery and apse decorated with mosaics from the 6th century
Detail of the vault: the mystical lamb in the centre, and figures of angels.
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_324
License type
Rights managed
Available size
149,8Mb (15,3Mb) / 21,5in x 27,1in / 6449 x 8117 (300dpi)