Blue Guide to Rome
Name of text: | Blue Guide to Rome |
Author of text: | Alta Macadam |
Date of text: | 2003 |
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Name of structure in text: | Lateran Palace - copies of mosaics from triclinium of Leo III |
Type of structure in text: | palace |
Date of structure in text | 1743 |
Century of structure 1: | 18 AD |
Century of structure 2: | |
Country in text: | Italy |
Region in text: | Lazio |
City in text: | Rome |
Specific place of mosaic in text: | The Tribune houses good copies of mosaics from the Triclinium of Leo III [717-741]. |
Description of mosaic in text: | Centre: Christ sending apostles to preach the gospel Left: Christ gives keys to S. Sylvester and labarum to Constantine Right: S. Peter gives papal stole to Leo and banner of Christianity to Charlemagne |
Mosaic date in text: | 18 AD |
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | No |
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | No |
Colour descriptions in text: | |
Bibliography: | Macadam, Alta, Blue Guide to Rome (London: A & C Black, Publishers, Ltd., 2003), p. 296 |
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Comments: | Note: This entry refers to copies. There is a fragment of the original mosiac in the Museum of Christian Art in the Vatican. |