Byzantine mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Abraham and the feeding of 3 strangers, and Sacrifice of Isaac (semicircle); prophet Jeremiah; 2 angels with cross; Moses receiving tablets of the law, Byzantine mosaic, on the north wall of the presbytery, in the Basilica of San Vitale, an early christian church built 526-547 AD in Byzantine style, in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. On the left is the marble funerary monument of Giovanni IX, 10th century archbishop of Ravenna. The church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50658884
Media ID
50658884
Size
6213px x 8268px
(21.4MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
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