Architecture

Basilica of San Vitale, dome

Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Basilica di San Vitale [Italian]
Basilica of San Vitale, dome

Architecture

The baroque frescoes in the dome were painted between 1778 and 1782.

structure overview
Basilica of San Vitale
architectural element(s)
dome, cupola
created
1778-1782
style/period
Baroque
technique
fresco painting
artist
Jacopo Guarana, Serafino Barozzi, Ubaldo Gandolfi

Architecture: Basilica of San Vitale

built
526-547
culture
Italian, Byzantine, Christian
style/period
Byzantine
work type by function
Byzantine-Orthodox church, Roman Catholic church
work type form/concept
octagonal plan
material
brick
technique
masonry
patronage
Ecclesius, Julius Argentarius

Specifications

Specifications: Basilica of San Vitale

number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
height (outer)
28.7 m
diameter (outer)
15.7 m
number towers
1
towers
bell tower
bells number
4

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Emilia-Romagna » Province of Ravenna » Ravenna » Urban Centre
local language location name
location:
Ravenna [Italian]
Ravèna [Emiliano-Romagnolo]
country:
Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
Ostrogothic Kingdom
526-540
Byzantine Empire
540-751
Exarchate of Ravenna
584-751
Kingdom of the Lombards
751-756
Papal States
756-1218
Holy Roman Empire
800-924
Holy Roman Empire
962-1177
Ravenna (city-state)
1218-1275
Papal States
1275-1441
Republic of Venice
1441-1509
Papal States
1509-1796
Napoleonic Italy
1796-1814
Papal States
1814-1861

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV
designation
reference
788

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,401 × 5,401  pixel
45.7 × 45.7 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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