Drawing, National Museum of Ravenna, Ravenna, Italy
Sinopia drawing in red earth on stuccoed bricks, from the apse of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, used as an underdrawing for a mosaic, early 6th century, Byzantine, in the National Museum of Ravenna, housed in the Benedictine monastery of San Vitale, founded 10th century, next the Basilica of San Vitale, in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The design features peacocks, doves, baskets of fruit and the tree of life. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50897316
Media ID
50897316
Size
9496px x 3543px
(8.6MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
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