S. Apollinare Nuovo
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | Byzantine Research Fund |
| Reference No. | BRF/01/05/03/002 |
| Level | Item |
| Place |
Ravenna |
| Dates | 19/11/1889 |
| Donor/Creator |
Weir Schultz, Mr Robert Barnsley, Mr Sidney Howard |
| Scope and Content | Elevation and plan of the pulpit. This is a preliminary drawing. It is annotated and dated in pencil at the lower right-hand corner. |
| Further information | The church of S. Apollinare Nuovo was built by Theodoric, king of the Goths, but was renovated sometime between 556 and 565 when Ravenna was already in Byzantine hands. The building is a long three-aisled wooden-roofed basilica with arcaded colonnades and a polygonal apse. A series of mosaics showing a procession of male and female martyrs on the walls between the upper row of the windows highlights the long proportions of the building. The monument displays an interesting fusion of western and Byzantine elements both in architecture and its decoration. |