Italy 2012 / 20120604a_RomeSantaMariaMaggioreMosaic
Ruth Milner, rmilner plus web at bookofmarvels dot net
3/18/2013
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20120604a_RomeSantaMariaMaggioreMosaic Mosaic, Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore

Santa Maria Maggiore is a large basilica in Rome dedicated to Mary. Numerous mosaic panels like this one date from the fifth century AD. They are placed very high up along the nave of the basilica and depict scenes from the Old Testament.