Romualdo Alinari
Mosaic Ceiling, two central figures surrounded by twelve apostles.

Mosaic Ceiling, two central figures surrounded by twelve apostles.

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Mosaic Ceiling, two central figures surrounded by twelve apostles.
ArtistItalian, 1830–1891
ArtistItalian, 1832–1865
ArtistItalian, 1836–1890
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Mosaic Ceiling, two central figures surrounded by twelve apostles.
  • from a volume of Italian photographs--Bologna, Ferrara, and Ravenna
Date1850–1859
Place depictedRavenna, Italy
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19.1 cm)
 Sheet: 9 11/16 × 7 7/16 in. (24.6 × 18.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Efrem Kurtz
Object number2000.266.44
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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black, recto, bottom margin: (Ed. Alinari) P.2.N. 18228. RAVENNA - Emilia. Battistero. La cupola col battesimo di Gesu, intorno gli Apostoli. (Musaico del V secolo.)

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