Medieval History
-In two wall mosaics, a dark-robed man and woman are depicted each holding an ornate bowl, with golden halos behind them, and surrounded by people in white and purples robes. Who are these two people?

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The artworks depict Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and his wife, Empress Theodora. Both mosaics were installed in The Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, a city in present-day Italy. Byzantine mosaics consisted of small pieces of colored tile affixed to a wall (or possibly to another interior surface in a building) to create portraits or patterned images. The tiled depictions of Justinian and Theodora are two of the most notable examples of medieval mosaics, and they are similarly two of the most notable works of Byzantine art.

Medieval History -In Two Wall Mosaics, a Dark-Robed Man and Woman Are