The Transfiguration
6th century
Mosaic
Apse of the basilica of Sant' Apollinare in Classe, Italy
The cross represents
the
transfigured Christ. To its right and left are Moses and
Elijah, respectively.
The figure below with the sheep is St. Apollinaris.
This image is
discussed
in Margaret E. Frazier's "The Christian Realm: Apse Themes,” in Weitzmann.
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