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Authors: San Vitale Ravenna master mosaicists  
Contributors: Vittore di Ravenna  
Title: Ravenna, Basilica di San Vitale, Lunetta con episodi della vita di Abramo
Start date: 540
End date: 547
Historical Period: Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description: 

Basilica of San Vitale, presbytery, north wall, lunette, mosaic decoration: representations of two episodes of Story of Abraham (Genesis). Lunette, left side: Abraham and the Three Angels. Sarah stands inside the shed, while Abraham offers a veal dish to the angels. The angels are depicted taking three cross breads on the table. Lunette, right side: Sacrifice of Isaac. Abraham, clad in sacerdotal clothes, holds a knife in his right hand and he touches Isaac’s head with his left. A ram on the ground will replace Isaac. On top left side, in the middle of a cloudy sky, the divine hand detains Abraham to kill his own son.

Place: Basilica of San Vitale, Italy  
Languages: Latin
Medium: pâte de verre (glass)
gold (metal)
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
Rights holder: Ravenna Diocese  
Appears in Collections:BYZART

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