Ancient wall mosaics with portraits of saints and martyrs. Saints Gervasius, Ambrosius and Protasius (top), Saints Felix, Maternus and Nabor (below). San Vittore Chapel in the Golden Sky, Milan, 5th century. Antichissimo Musaico. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrario’s Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1844.

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