MOSAIC ARTIST, Byzantine
(active 490s in Ravenna)

Ceiling decoration (detail)

490s
Mosaic
Arian Baptistery, Ravenna

The figures in procession follow St Peter and St Paul, meeting in the centre at a throne/altar where a jewelled crown is placed.

The mosaics show a mixture of classical and Byzantine styles. The figures' faces are individualized even though the robes and drapery folds are repeated and stylised. Similarly, the figures cast shadows at the same time that the background is an unnaturalistic gold.




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