Title

Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna: decoration on the lunette (detail)

Caption

Basilica San Vitale in Ravenna (Italy)
Detail of the mosaic of the bezel: The Story of Abraham: the patriarch Abraham and his wife Sarah make an offering to the angels
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_291

License type

Rights managed

Available size

116,3Mb (8,1Mb) / 21,8in x 20,7in / 6552 x 6204 (300dpi)

Keywords

Architecture Mosaics Unesco World Heritage Site Emilia-Romagna Building Religion Chapel Vault Christian Christianism Early Christian Byzantine Catholic 6th century Jesus Christ Polychrome marble Stucco Indoors Interior Stele Column Pillar Pillar Apse Capital Dome Roman Exarch Gift Offering Couple