Stock Photo: Five-Part Diptych, c.500

Image Details

Photo ID
5367
Title
Five-Part Diptych, c.500
Caption
Known as the "Five-Part Diptych" because each panel is divided into five plates, this beautifully carved Gospel book cover dates from the late 5th or early 6th century and was probably made in Ravenna. It is now kept in the Milan Cathedral Treasury. There are notable similarities in the iconography with 5th-century sarcophagi and early 6th-century mosaics of Christ in Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. It may have been a gift from the Byzantine emperor. By the 12th century it was no longer used as a book cover, but in the Vespers liturgy of Easter processions. After 1400 it was used as part of a "Pax," a metal plate with a handle presented during the kiss of peace ritual.
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Date Created
May 12, 2008
Date Added
May 3, 2010
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Coordinates
45.4644500° N, 9.1918340° E
Camera
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Focal Length
17 mm
ISO
1600
File Size
7.77 MB
Full Resolution
3161 x 4000 pixels

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