Lateran Baptistry apse mosaic – apse full view
The apse mosaic depicts Mary in orans wearing pallium, below bust of Jesus, flanked by pope, saints, and apostles.
Lateran Baptistry apse mosaic – apse full view
VM number: 0029
Description: In the Chapel of Venantius within the Lateran Baptistry, the apse mosaic centers a bust of Jesus with angel on both sides. Below Christ is Mary with raised arms in orans position, wearing a pallium. The other figures with her are (left to right) Pope John IV holding model of the chapel, St. Venantius, Apostle John, Apostle Paul, Apostle Peter, John the Baptist, St. Domnius, and Pope Theodore I.
Clerical Objects: Pallium
Subject Pose: orans
Subject Attire: blue dress, robe, veil; white pallium with vertical red line
Century: 7th century
Photographer: Shala Graham
Date Taken: December 31, 2022
Location: Battistero di San Giovanni in Laterano, Chapel of Saint Venantius (Lateran Baptistery)
