Istanbul, Basilica di Santa Sofia, Lunetta del vestibolo con la Vergine e il Bambino tra Giustiniano e Costantino

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Authors:	Byzantine master mosaicists of Santa Sofia
Contributors:	Basil II
Title:	Istanbul, Basilica di Santa Sofia, Lunetta del vestibolo con la Vergine e il Bambino tra Giustiniano e Costantino
Start date:	986
End date:	1017
Historical Period:	Western Middle Ages
Description:	Hagia Sophia, wall mosaic decoration, vestibule: the enthroned Virgin Mary with Child is depicted in the middle. On the left side Justinian is offering the Basilica of Hagia Sophia, on the right side Constantine is offering the city of Constantinople.
Place:	Hagia Sophia, Turkey
Languages:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Medium:	gold (metal) pâte de verre (glass) stone (worked rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	Museum of Ravenna Cidm Archive
Physical type:	wall coverings
Material and technique:	mosaic (process)
Data provider:	Museum of Ravenna
License:	All rights reserved
Appears in Collections:	BYZART