Venezia - Basilica di S. Marco. Fianco sulla Piazzetta dei Leoni. Gesù fra gli Apostoli rappresentati sotto forma di agnelli. (Rilievo del VII secolo). (Ed.ne Alinari). N.° 20696
Format
TIFF
Start date
500
End date
699
Historical period
Byzantine Early Middle Ages
Description
Marble slab (altar front?), walled on the northern side of St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, depicting the Throne of the Second Coming or Hetoimasia. It bears a double-armed cross and a lamb in a clipeus above, as a symbol of Jesus Christ. The Throne is flanked by twelve lambs, symbols of the Apostles, and by two palm trees at the ends.
Chronological details: 6th-7th c. AD
Language
zxx
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