Prophet Isaiah stands holding a parchment scroll in 6th century AD Byzantine mosaic beside southern lunette in the sanctuary of the Basilica di San Vitale, founded in 547 AD at Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy. The mosaic was created after Ravenna was taken by the Byzantine Empire from the Ostrogoths.
Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy: the Old Testament Prophet Isaiah looks to his left as he stands, holding a parchment scroll, in this 6th century AD Byzantine mosaic beside the southern lunette in the sanctuary of the Basilica di San Vitale. The church was founded in 547 AD, after the ancient city had been captured from the Ostrogoths by the Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire, which was ruled from Constantinople. Ravenna remained under Byzantine rule until it was taken by the Lombards in 751 AD. The legacy of those centuries now makes it Western Europe’s greatest centre for the study of Byzantine art and architecture.
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Location: Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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