Ravenna, Basilica di San Giovanni Evangelista, Presa di Costantinopoli
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Start date
1213
End date
1213
Historical period
Western Middle Ages
Description
Fragment of floor mosaic depicting a warrior wielding a weapon in front of three people with triangular headpieces in front of a tower representing the city of Constantinople. The fragment was part of a cycle showing episodes of the Fourth Crusade, which together with the panels with animals still preserved in the Basilica constituted the new floor of the church commissioned by Abbot Gugliemo in 1213
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