S. Apollinare Nuovo (Ravenna, Italy): Mosaic fragment: The Holy Virgins
- Published/Created:
- ca. 561
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
500 AD - 1499 AD - Notes:
- A short-sleeved tunic belted at the high waistline. It is draped up on one side, revealing a long white tunica intima. Long veils are attached to the hair.
- Abstract:
- Byzantine dress is distinctive for its richness, color, and decoration. The basic garments are the paludamentum, the dalmatica, the palla, and the tunica intima. They are enhanced by brilliant samites, uncut stones, and pearls. Collars, borders, and crowns are decorated in overall patterns. Colorful silks are enriched with gold and intensified by strongly contrasting whites and blacks. Shoes are soft and red.
- Topics:
- Mosaics -- Italy -- 6th century -- (YVRC)
- Culture:
- Byzantine
- Accession Number:
- 4388-178
- Genre:
- costume (mode of fashion): clothing (AAT)
mosaics (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Clothing & Accessories
Furnishings & Decorative Arts - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Source Creator:
- Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
- Source Title:
- History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 1
- Source Created:
- New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975 - Call Number:
- GT513 +B87 1 (LC)
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- Ravenna, Italy: S. Apollinare Nuovo
- OID:
- 10542874
- PID:
- digcoll:1847732