Ravenna, Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Trasfigurazione, Sant'Apollinare

Ravenna master mosaicist of Saint Apollinare in Classe; Ravenna master mosaicist of Saint Vitale

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dc.contributor.author	Ravenna master mosaicist of Saint Apollinare in Classe
dc.contributor.author	Ravenna master mosaicist of Saint Vitale
dc.contributor.contributor	Ursicinus
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-20T18:38:41Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-20T18:38:41Z
dc.date.end	549
dc.date.start	535
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14008/9238
dc.description	<p>Basilica of Saint Apollinaire in Classe, wall mosaic decoration, apse half-dome: section of Transfiguration and Saint Apollinare representations. Christ is represented by the jewelled cross framed in the blue clypeus, which is decorated with 99 golden stars; god’s figure is depicted on the small medallion on cross centre. Inscriptions are on clypeus extremities: Greek word “ixzus” is on top, Latin expression “salus mundi” is under cross base, Greek letters alpha and omega are beside cross branches. Moses and Elijah appear from clouds sideways central clypeus. Under the prophets, three sheep are depicted on a flowered grass looking to Christ’s representation and other twelve are depicted in line, next to Saint Apollinaris, who is standing in preying pose. The divine hand dextera dei is figured on scene top.</p>
dc.format.medium	pâte de verre (glass)
dc.format.medium	gold (metal)
dc.format.medium	marble (rock)
dc.format.medium	mother of pearl
dc.language.iso	lat
dc.rights.holder	Polo Museale Emilia Romagna
dc.source	https://cmc.byzart.eu/items/show/10823/
dc.title	Ravenna, Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Trasfigurazione, Sant'Apollinare
dc.type	image
dc.type.materialandtechnique	mosaic (process)
dc.type.physical	wall coverings
dc.rights.license	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.relation.fond	Museum of Ravenna Cidm Archive
dc.coverage.temporalperiod	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
dc.contributor.provider	AMSHistorica - University of Bologna
dc.contributor.intermediateprovider	BYZART Project
dc.contributor.dataprovider	Museum of Ravenna
dc.relation.place	Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Italy
dc.subject.iconclass	http://iconclass.org/73C713
dc.type.magbiblevel	m
dc.relation.project	BYZART Project
dc.type.coar	Resource Types::image::still image
item.treefondsroot	BYZART. Byzantine art and archaeology
item.grantfulltext	open
item.fulltext	With Fulltext
item.cerifentitytype	Products
item.coartype	still image
item.openairecristype	http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_c513
item.openairetype	image
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