Mosaic, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy
St Lawrence holding cross and bible, detail from the Martyrdom of St Lawrence mosaic, c. 424 AD, in the south transept lunette in the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, built 425-450 AD in the late Antique Roman period in Byzantine style, a chapel or oratory beside the narthex of Santa Croce, in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Commissioned as a mausoleum by empress Galla Placidia, daughter of Theodosius I, she actually died and was buried in Rome. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50658924
Media ID
50658924
Size
5884px x 8268px
(21.5MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
