Mosaic, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy
Winged bull of St Luke, 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
50658929
Media ID
50658929
Size
5816px x 8268px
(27.1MB)
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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