Mosaic on the right (south) lunette of the chancel, depicting Abel and Melchizedek bringing their offerings to the altar. On the adjoining spandrals are Isaiah (upper right) and Moses loosening his sandals before the Burning Bush (upper left)
St. Vitale - Abel and Melchizedek Sacrificing, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=32209 [retrieved February 24, 2021]. Original source: Image donated by Patout Burns.
Record Number:
32209
Last Updated: 2021-02-17 14:01:18
Record Created: 2003-09-15 00:00:00
Institution:
Vanderbilt University
Unit: Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition