Mosaic, Vestibule, Archbishop's Chapel, Ravenna, Italy

Birds including doves, partridges, ducks, parrots and peacocks, detail from the Byzantine mosaic, 6th century, on the barrel vaulted ceiling of the vestibule, in the Capella Arcivescovile, or Archbishop's Chapel, a private oratory for Trinitarian bishops, built early 6th century under archbishop Peter II, on the first floor of the Palazzo Arcivescovile or Archbishop's Palace, now the Archiepiscopal Museum, in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Archiepiscopal Arcivescovile Byzantium Capella Cappella Emilia-romagna Oratory Parrot Peacock Ravenna Vault Vestibule

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