Prassede
| Name of structure: | Prassede |
| Extended name of structure: | |
| Type of structure: | Church |
| Country or main area: | Italy |
| Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
| City or area within region: | Rome |
| Date of structure: | 5C, 822 |
| Century of structure 1: | 5 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 9 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | Apse; apse arch; triumphal arch. |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Apse: Christ on clouds, saints, pope, scene of the faithful (sheep) leaving Jerusalem and Bethlehem, flora, fauna, inscription Apse arch: Lamb of God, 7 candlesticks, archangels, Evangelist symbols, 24 elders Triumphal arch: Scene of Heavenly Jerusalem, Christ, Virgin, saints, angels, archangels, men, women |
| Date of mosaic: | 9C |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 9 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | 9 AD |
| Silver tessera at site: | Unknown |
| Gold tessera at site: | Yes |
| Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
| Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | No |
| Has analysis been done? | No |
| Samples taken from where? | n/a |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: | |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Wisskirchen, R., Die Mosaiken der Kirche Santa Prassede in Rom (Sonderheft der Antiken Welt/Zaberns Bildbände zur Archäologie) (Mainz: Zabern, 1992). Wisskirchen, R., Das Mosaikprogramm von S. Prassede in Rom. Ikonographie und Ikonologie (Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum. Ergänzungsband, Bd. 17) (Münster: Aschendorff, 1990). Mauck, M. B., 'The mosaic of the triumphal arch of S. Prassede: a liturgical interpretation', Speculum, 62/4 (1987), 813-28. Krautheimer, R., Corbett, S., Frankl, S. & Frazer, A. K., Corpus Basilicarum Christianarum Romae (Monumenti di antichità cristiana pubblicati dal Pontificio Instituto di Archeologia Cristiana). 6 Vols. (Vatican City, New York, 1937-80), Vol 3, 258-. |
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