Mosaic, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy
Angel or winged man of St Matthew, evangelist symbol, mosaic, detail, in the pendentive of the dome of 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
50658928
Media ID
50658928
Size
5922px x 8268px
(29.3MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
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425-450 Byzantium Emilia-romagna Evangelist Galla Mausoleum Oratory Pendentive Placidia Ravenna Tetramorph Winged
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