Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: San Vitale

Accession Number: 
102235
Order Title: 
History of Costume and Fashion (102059-103548)
Type of View: 
interior detail
View Title: 
detail of mosaic of Empress Theodora and Her Retinue. Attendants wear pallas with large spot decorations near the hem. The tunica tolaris is finished with wide borders, segmented decoration, or elaborate clavi. Notice the red shoes
Image Rights: 
copyrighted
Source Institution: 
NCSU Libraries
Collection: 
Design Library Image Collection
Culture: 
Byzantine
Subject: 
central-plan
Subject: 
mosaics (visual works)
Work Types: 
Architecture; religious structures; churches
Preferred Title: 
San Vitale
Agent Display: 
Anthemios of Tralles (Byzantine architect, ca. 474-ca. 534); Isidoros of Miletus (Byzantine architect, mid-6th century); Unknown (Byzantine)
Date: 
526-547 (creation)
Locations: 
Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Location Type: 
(creation)
Style/Period: 
Byzantine
Style/Period: 
Early Christian
Classification: 
Architecture