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Ravenna, Basilica di San Vitale, lunetta con episodi della vita di Abramo
Basilica of San Vitale, presbytery, north wall, lunette, mosaic decoration: representations of two episodes of Story of Abraham (Genesis). Lunette, left side: Abraham and the Three Angels. Sarah stands inside the shed, while Abraham offers a veal dish to the angels. Three cross breads are depicted on the table. Lunette, right side: Sacrifice of Isaac. Abraham, clad in sacerdotal clothes, holds a k…
Contributors
- Vittore
- Maximinian
Creator
- San Vitale Ravenna master mosaicists
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- the visit of the three angels (three men) ~ story of Abraham (Genesis 18)
- the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- wall coverings
Medium
- Gold
- pâte de verre (glass)
- gold (metal)
- stone (worked rock)
Contributors
- Vittore
- Maximinian
Creator
- San Vitale Ravenna master mosaicists
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- the visit of the three angels (three men) ~ story of Abraham (Genesis 18)
- the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- wall coverings
Medium
- Gold
- pâte de verre (glass)
- gold (metal)
- stone (worked rock)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Ravenna Diocese
Creation date
- 540-547
- 0540/0547
Temporal
- 6th c. AD
Current location
- Basilica of San Vitale
Identifier
- #526
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-26T15:36:10.548Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-11-22T21:51:38.574Z