Ravenna, Basilica di San Vitale, Catino absidale con Cristo, San Vitale ed Ecclesio, particolare
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Start date
540
End date
547
Historical period
Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
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Basilica of San Vitale wall mosaic decoration, apse, semi-dome: Christ, angel and bishop Ecclesius, detail of the representation of Christ Kosmokrator. On a golden background, three figures are depicted standing on flowered grass. Christ Kosmokrator, seated on a blue globe and robed in purple, stands near to a winged angel and holds a scroll with his left hand. On his left side, bishop Ecclesius offers him a model of the church.
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