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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
LocalCollection
Archivision Base to Module 13
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Apse Mosaic from the Church of San Michele in Africisco, Ravenna
Work_PrefTitle
Apse Mosaic from the Church of San Michele in Africisco, Ravenna
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Apsismosaik aus der Kirche San Michele in Africisco zu Ravenna
Work_AltTitle
Apsismosaik aus der Kirche San Michele in Africisco zu Ravenna
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, mosaic work, foot of Christ
Image_Title
Detail, mosaic work, foot of Christ
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Byzantine)
Agent_Display
unknown (Byzantine)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Bode Museum (Berlin, Berlin (state), Germany) Ident.Nr. 6642
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Bode Museum (Berlin, Berlin (state), Germany) Ident.Nr. 6642
Location
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Location Note:
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Museum Island; Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst
Work_LocationNotes
Museum Island; Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst
Location Note
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GPS:
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52.521944 13.394722
GPS
52.521944 13.394722
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 545-546 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 545-546 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Byzantine
Work_Culture
Byzantine
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Byzantine; Early Christian
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Byzantine; Early Christian
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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mosaic (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
mosaic (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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mosaics
Work_Classification
mosaics
Classification
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Material:
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stone and glass tesserae
Work_MaterialDisplay
stone and glass tesserae
Material
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Technique:
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mosaic (process)
Work_Technique
mosaic (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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432 cm (height) x 615 cm (length)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
432 cm (height) x 615 cm (length)
Measurements
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Description:
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The mosaic was acquired by the museum in 1844, but was much restored when moved from Ravenna in 1843. The physician saints Cosmus and Damian are depicted on the spandrel. In the apse, a youthful Christ stands in a paradise landscape against a golden background, flanked by the archangels Michael and Gabriel. The open book in his left hand has the Latin verses, ""he who sees me, sees the father "" (John 14.9) and ""I and the father are one"" (John 10.30). A narrow frieze of vine which is populated on both sides by (originally) six fluttering doves, symbols of the twelve apostles, decorates the apse reveal. The top band has Christ in judgment flanked by the archangels and the seven angels of revelation, standing in a sea mixed with fire. The small basilica of San Michele in Africisco was financed by banker Giuliano Argentario as a votive offering to Archangel Michael,consecrated in 547. The term ?Africisco? is probably connected to the antique region of Phrygia, in Asia Minor. (Source: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SMB Digital Database [website]; http://www.smb-digit al.de/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The mosaic was acquired by the museum in 1844, but was much restored when moved from Ravenna in 1843. The physician saints Cosmus and Damian are depicted on the spandrel. In the apse, a youthful Christ stands in a paradise landscape against a golden background, flanked by the archangels Michael and Gabriel. The open book in his left hand has the Latin verses, ""he who sees me, sees the father "" (John 14.9) and ""I and the father are one"" (John 10.30). A narrow frieze of vine which is populated on both sides by (originally) six fluttering doves, symbols of the twelve apostles, decorates the apse reveal. The top band has Christ in judgment flanked by the archangels and the seven angels of revelation, standing in a sea mixed with fire. The small basilica of San Michele in Africisco was financed by banker Giuliano Argentario as a votive offering to Archangel Michael,consecrated in 547. The term ?Africisco? is probably connected to the antique region of Phrygia, in Asia Minor. (Source: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, SMB Digital Database [website]; http://www.smb-digit al.de/)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Eight
LocalCollection
Archivision Addition Module Eight
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-EC-BOM-AMR-A04
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-EC-BOM-AMR-A04
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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