Ravenna, Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Sacrifici di Abele, Abramo e Melchisedec, particolare

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Authors:	Roman master mosaicist of Saint Apollinare in Classe
Contributors:	Reparato
Title:	Ravenna, Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Sacrifici di Abele, Abramo e Melchisedec, particolare
Start date:	673
End date:	679
Historical Period:	Western Early Middle Ages
Description:	Basilica of Saint Apollinare in Classe, apse, south wall: detail of Abel, Abraham and Melchizedek Sacrificing, episodes of Genesis. In the middle, Melchizedek is depicted beside an altar with bread and kantharos; on his right side Abraham is represented with his son Isaac and on the left side Abel is figured, offering a lamb. On scene top, on the left, Dextera Dei is depicted.
Place:	Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Italy
Languages:	Latin
Medium:	pâte de verre (glass) gold (metal) mother of pearl
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