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Aquileia Basilica [South hall, Second span] - The Mosaic Floor Portraits
The cycle of mosaic floor portraits of the Basilica of Aquileia is one of the most famous examples of pictorial portraiture of the antiquity. They are date back to the beginning of the Constantinian era.
The photo shows the left sector of the floor located in the South hall, second span. The mosaic representations are arranged in squares (total number 12), emerging from the grid formed by octagonal geometric motifs and radiant crosses. The portraits of the benefactors of the Basilica are individually depicted in the squared panels. Birds on a flowering branches decorate other panels. In the center a panel is empty, one decorated with a complex knot.
Source: Comune di Aquileia
315 – 320 AD
Aquileia, Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta
Aquileia Basilica [South hall, Second span] - The Mosaic Floor Portraits
The cycle of mosaic floor portraits of the Basilica of Aquileia is one of the most famous examples of pictorial portraiture of the antiquity. They are date back to the beginning of the Constantinian era.
The photo shows the left sector of the floor located in the South hall, second span. The mosaic representations are arranged in squares (total number 12), emerging from the grid formed by octagonal geometric motifs and radiant crosses. The portraits of the benefactors of the Basilica are individually depicted in the squared panels. Birds on a flowering branches decorate other panels. In the center a panel is empty, one decorated with a complex knot.
Source: Comune di Aquileia
315 – 320 AD
Aquileia, Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta