Ravenna No. 2
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UN01: New Testament - public life of Christ - baptism of Christ
Scene Description: Mosaic of the cupola
INFORMATION
FontID: 02547RAV
Church/Chapel: Battistero degli Ariani
Church Location: Piazzetta degli Ariani, 48121 Ravenna RA, Italy -- Tel.: +39 320 953 9916
Country Name: Italy
Location: Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna
Directions to Site: At the corner of Via d'Ariani and Via di Roma.
Century and Period: 5th - 6th century, Early Christian
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Early Christian
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The cuppola of the baptistry has a mosaic depicting, in its centre, the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, on the left, pouring water over Christ's head while an old bearded person (a personification of the river Jordan?) seats on the left. Around the centre, in a circle, twelve figures (the Apostles?) standing.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
44.418717,
12.20239
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
44° 25′ 7.38″ N,
12° 12′ 8.6″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material:
, type unknown
Font Shape: Unknown
Basin Exterior Shape: Unknown
REFERENCES
Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, London: Waterstone, 1985 c1908
Bowersock, G. W., Late Antiquity: a Guide to the Postclassical World, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1999