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CIMABUE Christ Enthroned between the Virgin and St John the Evangelist (detail) 1301-02

CIMABUE Christ Enthroned between the Virgin and St John the Evangelist (head) 1301-02Xlarge Another location Full-lenght
Mosaic, 385 x 223 cm, in the apsis in the Cathedral (Duomo) of Pisa

The full mosaic is not by Cimabue... perhaps only the head of St. John, according to Wikipedia

Apsis - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar (Dictionary.com)

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CIMABUE Christ Enthroned between the Virgin and St John the Evangelist (book, hands) 1301-02