Justinian mosaic, San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy, begun c. 526–27 C.E., consecrated 547 C.E. (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

San Vitale and the Justinian and Theodora Mosaics

Gold, glass, and marble dazzle the eye in this 6th-century church. High above us, Emperor Justinian presides.

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