Triumphal Arch Mosaic of Basilica St Apollinaris in Classe near Ravenna

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by Henk Bekker

Triumphal Arch Mosaic of Basilica St Apollinaris in Classe near Ravenna

At the top of the triumphal arch, facing the nave, is Christ surrounded by the four evangelists. (The winged calf symbolising Luke has a face that could have inspired Picasso.) Below them, 12 lambs emerge from the holy cities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. These mosaics are probably from the 9th century.