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Title:St. Vitale - Abel and Melchizedek Sacrificing (Detail)
Notes:Mosaic on the right (south) lunette of the chancel, depicting Abel making an offering of a lamb
Date:521-547
Building:San Vitale, Ravenna
Material:Other
City/Town:Ravenna
Country:Italy
Scripture:Genesis 4:1-16
Person as Subject:Abel (Biblical figure)
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- Italy -- Medieval, 500-1500
ICONCLASS Number:71A814
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Copyright Source:Image donated by Patout Burns
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Attribution:St. Vitale - Abel and Melchizedek Sacrificing (Detail), from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=32211 [retrieved July 3, 2022]. Original source: Image donated by Patout Burns.
Record Number:32211 Last Updated: 2021-08-27 07:22:42 Record Created: 2003-09-15 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Unit: Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition