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Views of the sanctuary |
 
Sanctuary vault and arch |
View from the sanctuary |
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Chancel exedra with S. Mark detail |
Chancel lunette: Abel & Melchizedek |
 
Exedra & lunette: Abraham and the Angels at the oak at Mamre |
 
Justinian Theodora |
 
Courtier and Lady |
 
Thomas & James The interior & dome |
Sanctuary mosaic: Justinian and his court |
Sanctuary mosaic: Theodora and her court |
San Vitale was built in honor of the martyr Saint Vitalis. Begun under the Ostrogothic King, it was completed and decorated under Emperor Justinian (546-8). Considered the greatest western building of the 6th-century West, its design echoes - with variations - the Constantinople church of Ss. Sergius & Bacchus. Mosaics celebrate the Lordship of Christ and imperial power. |
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Gallery mosaic detail: peacocks |
Dome |
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