MOSAIC ARTIST, Italian
(active 1130s in Rome)

Apse mosaic (detail)

1130s
Mosaic
San Clemente, Rome

The central motif in the apse mosaic is a Crucifixion, with Mary and John the Evangelist flanking the cross and turned toward it in mourning. Twelve white doves, pictured in profile, adorn the cross as symbols of the apostles.




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