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Casa Batllo rooftop, originally uploaded by BCN_Stu.
ancient child playing, originally uploaded by DarkFrame.
The Great Palace Mosaic Museum (Istanbul) -
For more details see:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Mosaic_Museum
Roman mosaic of Orpheus Taming the Animals 204 CE (7), originally uploaded by mharrsch.
Photographed at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas
Roman mosaic of Orpheus Taming the Animals 204 CE (9), originally uploaded by mharrsch.
Photographed at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas.
Roman mosaic of Orpheus Taming the Animals 204 CE (1), originally uploaded by mharrsch.
Photographed at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas.
Orpheus Taming Wild Animals, Eastern Roman Empire, near Edessa
A.D. 194
Overall: 64 3/4 x 60 in. (1 m 64.46 cm x 1 m 52.4 cm)
Marble, mosaic
“The scene of Orpheus taming wild animals with music was very well known in the imperial Roman world. The idea of civilizing barbaric traits through the arts was a persistent cultural value throughout Roman times. A mystery cult promising initiates immortality was also associated with the poet Orpheus. This mosaic originated around the ancient Antioch area (now Antakya in Turkey) and is an especially distinguished example of the painterly tradition in mosaics.”
Roman mosaic of Orpheus Taming the Animals 204 CE (3), originally uploaded by mharrsch.
Photographed at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas.
Gaudi Design Wall in Spain, originally uploaded by jocelynsart.
this was a Gaudi style inspired wall that I saw on our walk over to a botanical garden in Barcelona. I cannot recall exactly where. I just recall passing this stone mosaic wall and opening and cactus was growing on it in places. it was a wall around a house or something like that.
Mosaic Art Source - pebble mosaic images archive
A matter of life and death, originally uploaded by DarkFrame.
The Great Palace Mosaic Museum (Istanbul)
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