Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 126
-tion before Christ, was at firstsupposed, from its similarity tothe mosaic in Ravenna inscribedwith the name of Justinian, tobe the portrait of that ruler, |j|but it has since been proved torepresent an emperor of a muchlater epoch, either Heraclius(A. D. 610-640) or Basilius theMacedonian (A. D.… … Fig. 52. -St. Agnes. Mosaic in the Apse ofthe Church of S. Agnese. 92 EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE PAINTING. be discovered, — the terrible uprisings of the Iconoclasts in theeighth century having destroyed nearly all the works of sculptureand painted decorations preceding their age. It has been…
Art, Medieval
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