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The Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ child in her lap. They are attended by four angels, imperial court style.
Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, #Ravenna
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Virgin Enthroned (Ravenna, Italy)
The church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna was built as the palace chapel of the Ostrogoth king Theoderic (454-526). Theoderic was an Arian Christian. Eastern Arianism held that as Son of God, Jesus was not equal in divinity to the Father.Flickr
