Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 345
FiG. 133. — Mosaic in S. Vitale, Eavenna. Sixth cintiiry. Abraham entertaining theangels, the sacritiee of Isaac. ous in the mosaics of Rome. The great dome of this churchis without mosaic decoration; it is only the presbyterium we 3ir. PICTORIAL AFT … MOSAICS —S. Vitale 317 have to study. It will be remembered that the presbyteriumof this church was deeply recessed. On the arch which sepa-ra,ted it from the main room were the medallions of the twelveApostles and of SS. Gervasius and Protasius, and in the mid-dle the medallion of Christ. The…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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