Ravenna, Italy: Basilica of San Vitale: Detail of Jesus
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Sheppard, Beth M.
Issue Date
5/22/2017
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Italy , Ravenna , Basilica San Vitale , Presbytery , Apses , Byzantine Art , Mosaics , Jesus Christ in Art , Angels in Art , Saint Vitale in Art , Celestial Garden in Art
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Detail image of Jesus in the middle of the apsidal bowl-shaped vault of the Presbytery, Basilica San Vitale (Basilica of St. Vitale; Church of Saint Vitale) in Ravenna, Italy. Christ the Redeemer is young and beardless, holding a scroll with the seven seals in his left hand and offering a martyr's crown to St. Vitale with his right hand. Two angels flank Christ, who is sitting on a blue celestial globe, representing the creation. The celestial garden underneath the figures has flowers and four stylized rivers, while multicolored cirrus clouds float above in a gold sky. This garden and sky are the same mosaic decoration found in the Basilica of St. Apollinare in Classe.
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0