818 - Teodorico. Probabile ritratto di T. Ravenna, S. Apollinare Nuovo (fot. Ist. Arch. Germanico)
Format
TIFF
Start date
400
End date
599
Historical period
Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description
Portrait of a sovereign. Fragment of mosaic wall decoration. According to F. W. Deichmann, in its origin, this was the portrait of King Theodeoricus, later transformed in a representation of Emperor Justinian. For I. Baldini it was the portrait of Justinian and was part of a greater historical representation of the Emperor defeating a barbarian.
Language
zxx
Physical type
Material and technique
Fond
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