Monuments of the early church . FiG. 133. — Mosaic in S. Vitale, Eavenna. Sixth cintiiry. Abraham entertaining theangels, the sacritiee of Isaac. ous in the mosaics of Rome. The great dome of this churchis without mosaic decoration; it is only the presbyterium we 3ir. PICTORIAL AFT. MOSAICS —S. Vitale 317 have to study. It will be remembered that the presbyteriumof this church was deeply recessed. On the arch which sepa-ra,ted it from the main room were the medallions of the twelveApostles and of SS. Gervasius and Protasius, and in the mid-dle the medallion of Christ. The great vault of the pr
Monuments of the early church . FiG. 133. — Mosaic in S. Vitale, Eavenna. Sixth cintiiry. Abraham entertaining theangels, the sacritiee of Isaac. ous in the mosaics of Rome. The great dome of this churchis without mosaic decoration; it is only the presbyterium we 3ir. PICTORIAL AFT. MOSAICS —S. Vitale 317 have to study. It will be remembered that the presbyteriumof this church was deeply recessed. On the arch which sepa-ra,ted it from the main room were the medallions of the twelveApostles and of SS. Gervasius and Protasius, and in the mid-dle the medallion of Christ. The great vault of the presbyte-rium is adorned with green foliage upon a ground of gold, andby four admirable angels supporting with outstretched arms amedallion in which is represented the divine Lamb, the symbolof the Eucharistic sacrifice. On the walls immediately belowwe have a decoration which is of secondary importance, buthighly interesting for its style: angels supporting the mono-gram of Christ, the figures of Isaiah and Jeremiah, scenes fromthe life of Moses, and the four Evangelists with their symbols(Fig. 140). Below is represented a theme which we have nothitherto encountered, though it is one which is very appropri-ate for the altar room: in two lunettes are grouped togetherthe Old
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