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Ravenna, Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Cupola con cielo stellato, particolare
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, wall mosaic decoration, cupola: angel, depicted as Saint Matthew, the Evangelist's symbol. The four Evangelists' symbols are figured winged on vault extremities.
Contributors
- Galla Placidia
Creator
- Ravenna master mosaicists of Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
- Costantinopolitan master mosaicists of Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Subject
- the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword - male saint represented in a group
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
Type of item
- wall coverings
Medium
- pâte de verre (glass)
- gold (metal)
- Gold
Contributors
- Galla Placidia
Creator
- Ravenna master mosaicists of Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
- Costantinopolitan master mosaicists of Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Subject
- the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword - male saint represented in a group
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
Type of item
- wall coverings
Medium
- pâte de verre (glass)
- gold (metal)
- Gold
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
- 425-450
- 0425/0450
Temporal
- 5th c. AD
Current location
- Mausoleo di Galla Placidia
Identifier
- #6232
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-26T15:24:52.050Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-11-22T21:51:38.574Z