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Ravenna, Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Sacrifici di Abele, Abramo e Melchisedec
Basilica of Saint Apollinare in Classe, wall mosaic decoration, apse, south wall: Abel, Abraham and Melchizedek Sacrificing, episodes of Genesis. In the middle, beside an altar with bread and kantharos, is depicted Melchizedek; on his right side is represented Abraham with his son Isaac and on left side is figured Abel, offering a lamb. On scene top, on the left, is depicted dextera dei.
Contributors
- Reparato
Creator
- Roman master mosaicist of Saint Apollinare in Classe
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11I62(MELCHIZEDEK)41
- Abel offering (alone) (+ variant)
- the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
Type of item
- wall coverings
Contributors
- Reparato
Creator
- Roman master mosaicist of Saint Apollinare in Classe
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11I62(MELCHIZEDEK)41
- Abel offering (alone) (+ variant)
- the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
Type of item
- wall coverings
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Polo Museale Emilia Romagna
Creation date
- 673-679
- 0673/0679
Temporal
- 7th c. AD
Current location
- Sant'Apollinare in Classe
Identifier
- #10404
Language
- lat
- lat
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-26T03:09:40.742Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-11-22T19:52:26.537Z