Church and altar decorations and mosaic pictures

Anagni Anastasius ancient antique Apostles apse arch of triumph artists Baptistery Basilica beautiful birds built Byzantine called Cardinal Catacomb centre chapel choir-screen Christ Christian church Ciampini ciborium Clement colour columns confessio Constantine Corinthian order Cosmas and Damian Cosmati crown crypt decoration Domitilla drawing Evangelists FECIT fifth century figures fossores fourth century Fresco painting frescoes Greek Hadrian hand head HOC OPVS holy Ibid inscribed inscription Jacob John Lateran Madonna MAGISTER marble Maria in Cosmedin Maria Maggiore martyrs mosaic pavement mosaic picture Moses nave Nereo nimbus original ornamented palace panels Paschal Paul period Peter photographs PLATE Pope Prætextatus Prassede Praxedes preserved probably Pudentiana Ravenna re-touchings rebuilt represented restored Roma Roman Rome round saints sarcophagus sculptor seated seems shew side silver sixteenth century slab subjects symbol temple Thermæ thirteenth century Thrason throne tomb Trajan tribune twelfth century Vatican Vatican Museum vault Villa Virgin walls