Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 353
- attracted to the seat of government,it affords a striking testimony to Theodorics enlightened pat-ronage of art. It was erected about the year 500 as the Ariancathedral, and when in the year 570 it was reconsecrated forCatholic worship, it is not likely that the mosaic decorationsuffered any… … FiG. 13S. —Part of a long mosaic frieze on the right wall of the nave of S. Apollinare Niiovo, enthroned between dal mosaics have been barbarously superseded by modernstucco and paint; but we have still in the nave the mostcomplete example of church decoration which has been pre-served to us from…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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