Ciacconio collection of drawings, Latin MSS. No. 5407 et seq.,
Name of text: | Ciacconio collection of drawings, Latin MSS. No. 5407 et seq., |
Author of text: | Ciacconio |
Date of text: | 16th century |
Date of person in text: | |
Name of structure in text: | S. Agata in Suburra now known as S. Agata dei Goti |
Type of structure in text: | Church |
Date of structure in text | Built 462-70 reconsecrated by Gregory 593 |
Century of structure 1: | 5 AD |
Century of structure 2: | 6 AD |
Country in text: | Italy |
Region in text: | Lazio |
City in text: | Rome |
Specific place of mosaic in text: | Apse |
Description of mosaic in text: | Christ and 12 Apostles |
Mosaic date in text: | 5 AD |
Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | |
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | |
Colour descriptions in text: | blue dark blue brown chestnut white violet yellow azure |
Bibliography: | Ciacconio collection of drawings, Latin MSS. No. 5407 et seq., Vatican Library, Rome, described in Eugene Muntz, ‘The Lost Mosaics of Rome IV to IX Century’, The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, 2.3 (1886), 295-313, see pp. 308-312 |
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Comments: | Mosaics commissioned by Flavius Ricimerus, (405-472, Roman consul 459). Apse with mosaics fell into ruin 1589/1592 |