Title

Inside view of the San Vitale Basilica in Ravenna

Caption

Inside view of the San Vitale Basilica of Ravenna, towards the apse decorated with mosaics from the 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_286

License type

Rights managed

Available size

149,8Mb (5,1Mb) / 27,1in x 21,5in / 8118 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 Indoors Interior Column Pillar Pillar Apse Capital Roman Exarch