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  2. Basilica of San Vitale - Wikipedia

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    The Basilica of San Vitale is a late antique church in Ravenna, Italy. The sixth-century church is an important surviving example of early Byzantine art and architecture, and its mosaics in particular are some of the most-studied works in Byzantine art. It is one of eight structures in Ravenna inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

  3. Late Antique and medieval mosaics in Italy - Wikipedia

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    Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 548. Italy has the richest concentration of Late Antique and medieval mosaics in the world. Although the art style is especially associated with Byzantine art and many Italian mosaics were probably made by imported Greek-speaking artists and craftsmen, there are surprisingly few significant mosaics remaining in the core Byzantine territories.

  4. File:Mosaic of Theodora - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna, Italy ...

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    San Vitale; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Théodora (impératrice, épouse de Justinien Ier) Basilique Saint-Vital de Ravenne; Trois Chapitres; Anastasie la Patricienne; Usage on hu.wikipedia.org San Vitale-templom; Usage on it.wikipedia.org Teodora (moglie di Giustiniano) Basilica di San Vitale (Ravenna) Il bacio (Klimt) Usage on ms.wikipedia.org

  5. Theodora (wife of Justinian I) - Wikipedia

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    Theodora and Justinian are represented in mosaics in the Basilica of San Vitale of Ravenna, Italy, which were completed a year before her death after 547 when the Byzantines retook the city. She is depicted in full imperial garb, endowed with jewels befitting her role as empress.

  6. Byzantine mosaics - Wikipedia

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    Justinian I, as depicted in mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. In 330 AD, the emperor Constantine moved the empire's capital from Rome to Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul), renaming it Constantinople after himself. Historians generally use this date for the beginning of the Byzantine Empire and divide Byzantine art into three ...

  7. File:Martyr Gervasius. Detail of the mosaic in the Basilica ...

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    This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: San Vitale (Ravenna) - Mosaics of Martyr Gervasius. You can see its nomination here.

  8. Ravenna - Wikipedia

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    Triumphal arch mosaics of the Basilica of San Vitale Garden of Eden mosaic in mausoleum of Galla Placidia (5th century CE) Arian Baptistry ceiling mosaic 6th-century mosaic in Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, portrays Jesus long-haired and bearded, dressed in Byzantine style. The Arian Baptistery

  9. File:Emperor Justinian & entourage in St Vitale, Ravenna.JPG

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    English: Mosaic from San Vitale in Ravenna, showing the Emperor Justinian and Bishop Maximian of Ravenna surrounded by clerics and soldiers. Date: 2 June 2010: Source: