S. Apollinare Nuovo (Ravenna, Italy): Mosaic: The Wise Men
- Published/Created:
- ca. 561
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
500 AD - 1499 AD - Notes:
- Originally leg coverings are used only outside Rome, particularly for fighting in cold climates. Eventually Persian pants (bracchae or braies) become commonplace. Among the Byzantines they are actually leg coverings, not pants, with garters that fasten to
- Abstract:
- Essentially Roman is form, Byzantine dress looks totally new. Garments include the kneelength tunica tolaris, the pallium, and the paludamentum, which is now decorated with the tablion. Gradually, through the seventh century, the toga becomes very narrow.
- Topics:
- Mosaics -- Italy -- 6th century -- (YVRC)
- Culture:
- Byzantine
- Accession Number:
- 4388-197
- 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:
- 10542893
- PID:
- digcoll:1862094