Archbishop's Chapel (Ravenna)
The Archbishop's Chapel ( Cappella Arcivescovile ) is located on the first floor of the Archbishop's Palace of Ravenna and is now part of the Archbishop's Museum . It is partially decorated with mosaic work . It was the private oratory of Trinitarian bishops since the beginning of the 6th century. It is usually attributed to Petrus Chrysologus , who was Archbishop of Ravenna from 433-450 , but it was only built by Peter II, who held office from 494-519.
The chapel has a cruciform floor plan. The mosaics were made when they were built or soon after. Today the chapel is dedicated to the apostle Andrew , but it was originally dedicated to Jesus Christ . This is attested by the lunette above the door to the vestibule , on which Christ is depicted in the clothes of a Roman general stepping on a snake and a lion. The lower parts of the wall are covered with marble slabs. The rest of the interior of the chapel was lined with rich tapestry-style mosaics that have been preserved in the vault, but were otherwise replaced by tempera paintings in the 16th century by the Mannerist painter Luca Longhi .
The rating of the chapel as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by ICOMOS states: “The importance of this building lies in the fact that it is the only private early Christian oratory that has been preserved to this day. Its iconography is important because of its strong anti- Arian symbolism. "
literature
- Carola Jäggi : Ravenna. Art and culture of a late antique royal seat. Schnell + Steiner, Regensburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-7954-2774-0 , pp. 221–223.
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Coordinates: 44 ° 24 ′ 54 ″ N , 12 ° 11 ′ 52 ″ E
