Byzantine mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Shield held by a guard with Chi-Rho monogram, detail from Justinian I, Eastern Roman emperor, with bishop Maximian and his imperial court in liturgical procession, Byzantine mosaic in the apse, in the Basilica of San Vitale, an early christian church built 526-547 AD in Byzantine style, in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50658851
Media ID
50658851
Size
4308px x 7087px
(15.1MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
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