# Procession of the male martyrs \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MOSAIC ARTIST, Byzantine]() - Date: 0501-0550 - Technique: Mosaic ## Commentary This detail of the south wall shows part of the procession of male martyrs. The saints' names are labelled above them and they seem to walk in a naturalistic landscape featuring occasional flowers. However, the background of gold shimmering mosaic, rather than a blue sky, emphasizes the eternal, essential meaning rather than a local, historical, temporal narrative event. ## Related artworks - [Abel and Melchisedek \(detail\)]() - [Abel and Melchisedek]() - [Abel and Melchisedek]() - [Abraham entertains the three angels]() - [Arrest of Christ]() - [Blessing Christ between Angels]() - [Blessing Christ between Angels]() - [Ceiling decoration \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling decoration]() - [Ceiling mosaic]() - [Christ before Pilate]() - [Christ between Four Apostles]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()