nov 12, 435 - Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
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Ravenna, 430-450
The plan uses a hybrid of central and elongated basilica forms to in a cruciform shape. Its barrel vaults and domed ceiling house mosaics of the four evangelists and a cross emblazoned on a field of stars. Alabaster windows let light in to play on the brilliant mosaics.
Christ as the Good Shepherd: Christ is dressed in gold and purple robes seated in a paradisal setting among his flock. The scene is full of verdant plants and flowing streams evoking Eden and the promise of a heavenly paradise in the afterlife
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Early Christian and Byzantine Art
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