Mosaic, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna
Melchizedek at an altar offering bread and wine, with Abraham offering Isaac as sacrifice to God, Byzantine mosaic, detail, 7th century, in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, a Byzantine church consecrated 549 AD by bishop Maximian, dedicated to St Apollinaris, in Classe, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50659037
Media ID
50659037
Size
5963px x 8268px
(27.0MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
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