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title: Main Apse Mosaic, Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello
author: Remi Mathis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11411/main-apse-mosaic-church-of-santa-maria-assunta-tor/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Main Apse Mosaic, Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello

_Authored by Remi Mathis_

## Image File

[![Main Apse Mosaic, Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11411.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11411.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Main apse [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/), Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello. The [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) mosaic dates from the 11th century CE and depicts the Virgin Hodegetria.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Mathis, R. (2019, October 27). Main Apse Mosaic, Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11411/main-apse-mosaic-church-of-santa-maria-assunta-tor/>
### Chicago
Mathis, Remi. "Main Apse Mosaic, Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 27, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11411/main-apse-mosaic-church-of-santa-maria-assunta-tor/>.
### MLA
Mathis, Remi. "Main Apse Mosaic, Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Oct 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11411/main-apse-mosaic-church-of-santa-maria-assunta-tor/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torcello_-_Santa_Maria_Assunta_-_mosaics_of_the_choir.JPG) by [**Remi Mathis**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torcello_-_Santa_Maria_Assunta_-_mosaics_of_the_choir.JPG). Submitted by [Wanda Marcussen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/wanda.marcussen/ "User Page: Wanda Marcussen"), published on 27 October 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.