Which Byzantine emperor is represented on the mosaics of St. Vital Basilica in Ravenna?
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Which Byzantine emperor is represented on the mosaics of St. Vital Basilica in Ravenna?
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Two large side wall panels, placed face to face, flank the apse mosaic; they bear the most famous mosaics, probably, of all Byzantine art. These are the processions presided over by the imperial couple, Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora.