Title

Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna: decoration of the apse

Caption

Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna (Italy)
Mosaic of the apse's cul-de-four: Christ Pantocrator between two angels, and the figure of San Vitale
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_327

License type

Rights managed

Available size

149,8Mb (11,4Mb) / 27,1in x 21,5in / 8117 x 6449 (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 Interior