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The mosaics of the dome and apse depict Christ Pantocrator with the Evangelists and Jesus blessing Peter and Paul; together with those of Ravenna, they are Italy’s finest.
For those who find it difficult to appreciate mosaics as we usually see them, in fading indecipherable fragments, the beautifully preserved mosaic decoration of Ravenna’s churches, up to 1,500 years old, come as an exciting revelation.
In the nave, the church’s famous Byzantine mosaics show, on the left, Ravenna’s fortified port of Classis, from which a procession of 22 virgins follows the three Magi with gifts for Jesus on his mother’s lap; on the right, from Theodoric’s palace, 26 male martyrs march towards Christ.
Throughout Italy’s history, its northeast regions have linked the country to the exotic outside world of Byzantium and the Orient through Venice and its Repubblica Serena, and to the Alpine countries north of the Dolomites, while the plains of Emilia-Romagna from Ravenna to Parma provided an anchor to the heartland of the Po valley.
In the apse of the Greek-columned interior is a delightful mosaic of St. Apollinaris, Ravenna’s first martyr and bishop, surrounded by 12 sheep representing the Apostles, with Moses and Elijah in the clouds above him.
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