Ravenna, Italy: Basilica of San Vitale: Detail of Jesus

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dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Beth M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-09T15:49:00Z
dc.date.available2024-04-09T15:49:00Z
dc.date.issued5/22/2017
dc.descriptionDetail 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.
dc.identifier.otherSAM_4183.jpg
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14312/2188
dc.languageN/A
dc.metadata.catalogerRogers, Shelley
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 4.0
dc.rights.holderSheppard, Beth M.
dc.sponsorThis image was made available, in part, through a generous grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
dc.subjectItaly
dc.subjectRavenna
dc.subjectBasilica San Vitale
dc.subjectPresbytery
dc.subjectApses
dc.subjectByzantine Art
dc.subjectMosaics
dc.subjectJesus Christ in Art
dc.subjectAngels in Art
dc.subjectSaint Vitale in Art
dc.subjectCelestial Garden in Art
dc.titleRavenna, Italy: Basilica of San Vitale: Detail of Jesus
dc.typeImage

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