Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna: sculptural detail of a sarcophagus
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Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | Italy |
City | Ravenna |
Subject Date | 0549 |
Image Date | 1963 |
View | Interior |
Style | Byzantine |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/ITA/688 (ES2253.7) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Churches ; Sculpture ; Tombs ; Marble |
NOTES: This church, consecrated in 549, is an important monument to Byzantine art. Numerous marble sarcophagi dating from the 5th to 8th century stand in the two aisles.
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