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Authors: | San Vitale Ravenna master mosaicists | Contributors: | Theodore Lymniotis, Anna Radini | Title: | Ravenna, Battistero degli Ariani, Battesimo di Cristo | Start date: | 493 | End date: | 526 | Historical Period: | Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period | Description: | Arian Baptistery, wall mosaic decoration, cupola: the Baptism of Christ. Christ is shown naked, beardless and half-submerged in the river. Christ is flanked by John the Baptist on the right and a personification of the river Jordan on the left. He is clad in a green cloak, holding a reed and crowned with crab claws. Above, the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove sprays lustral water from its beak. |
Place: | Battistero degli Ariani, Italy | Languages: | No linguistic content; Not applicable | Medium: | pâte de verre (glass) gold (metal) |
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 | Rights holder: | Polo Museale Emilia Romagna |
Appears in Collections: | BYZART |
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