anchor: The Old Testament scenes, such as Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, are more lively than the rigidly formal Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora, with their court retinue, and Christ between two angels, St. Vitalis, and, far right, Bishop Ecclesius holding a model of the church.
positive: The lively Old Testament scenes depicted Abraham sacrificing Isaac.
negative: Emperor Justinian and his Empress, Theodora, were anything but formal.