The 39 Artworks of media Mosaic and containing the word domenico robusti, mosaic, religious, temples, christianity, 1600

Images of a small shrine with a conch-shaped ceiling, flanked by menorahs and Temple implements, became a symbol of the Temple that had been destroyed and was an expression of the yearning for redemption. These images, or parts of them, were rendered on the stone elements of buildings and on everyda...

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Around 1600, a mosaic floor was discovered in the ‘Apsidal Room’ in the sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia in Palestrina. The mosaic depicted Nile landscape scenes, hunting scenes and scores of animals. The well-preserved floor was of a considerable size (depth: 4.35 m, width: 6.87 m) and was raised be...

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