You are currently browsing the daily archive for January 7th, 2007.
St. George and the Dragon, originally uploaded by bigbearbard.
Mosaic Detail, originally uploaded by bigbearbard.
This mosaic archway over the stained glass windows has always captured my attention since it shines brilliantly in the sunlight and since it is an Anglican icon on a Greek Orthodox church.
Thanks Bigbearbard, I think we got it right now! 
Interior of the church of the Savior on the Spilt Blood, St.Petersburg, originally uploaded by elephantr.
Mosaic Interior of the Church of the Savior on Spilt Blood, St Petersburg. Mosaic, smalti
Интерьер храма Спаса на Крови в Санкт-Петербурге. Мозаика, смальта.
Interior of the church of the Savior on the Spilt Blood, St.Petersburg on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Interior of the church of the Savior on the Spilt Blood, St.Petersburg on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
“The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Храм Спаса на Крови) is one of the main Russian Orthodox churches of St. Petersburg, Russia. It is also variously called the Church on Spilt Blood and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Собор Воскресения Христова), its official name. The name refers to the blood of the assassinated Alexander II of Russia, who was mortally wounded on that site on March 13, 1881
The Church contains over 7500 square metres of mosaics – according to its restorers, more than any other church in the world. The interior was designed by some of the most celebrated Russian artists of the day - including Viktor Vasnetsov, Mikhai Nesterov and Mikhail Vrubel - but the church’s chief architect, Alfred Alexandrovich Parland, was relatively little-known (and Russian, despite his name). Perhaps not surprisingly, the Church’s construction ran well over budget, having been estimated at 3.6 million roubles but ending up costing over 4.6 million. The walls and ceilings inside the Church are completely covered in intricately detailed mosaics - the main pictures being biblical scenes or figures - but with very fine patterned borders setting off each picture.” wikipedia
giorgione, originally uploaded by manalojr.
Giorgione - Smalti Mosaic made by F&B mosaic in Lucca, Italy
guadalupe on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
madonna1 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
maria on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mary on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Virgen Mary on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mary and child on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
The mosaics above & in the 2 previous posts were created by The F & B Mosaic Studio from Lucca, Italy. The F & B company is one of the leaders in the production of mosaics and realizes many very important mosaics mostly in the USA, from churches to mausoleums. They specialize in Byzantine style and produce very important mosaic for Greek-Orthodox church. Recently, they are doing restoration of existing mosaics and some floors of monumental structures and altars. They are currently remaking all the mosaics of the Berlin Dome…They also produce marble mosaics using modern technologies and obtain very important orders from hotel companies.
Mosaic Art Source - F & B mosaic studio image archives
Thanks for all the fabulous information Manalojr let me know if you find info on F & B’s website… 
cristo3, originally uploaded by manalojr.
cristo1 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Crucifixion on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Image134 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
pietà on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Image130 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
cristo5 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mosaic Art Source - F & B mosaic studio image archives
murrillo, originally uploaded by manalojr.
madonna2 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Perpetual help on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
cestokowa on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
montenero on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
madonna armena on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Madonna and child on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Kerk Scheveningseweg, originally uploaded by roel1943.
Kerk Scheveningseweg - Antoniusabt Church - The Hague, Holland
The Holy Antonius Church in Scheveningen was designed by the architect Jos Cuypers (1861-1949). The stained glass windows and the mosaics were designed in 1925-1927 by Antoon Molkenboer (1872-1960) in conjunction with the artist Christiaan de Moor (1899-1983) and the glazenier and draftsman Lou Asperslagh (1893-1949).
In 1998 Glasatelier Oud Rijswijk restored the rose window in the façade and replaced the steel window frame (10 meter diameter) with a stainless steel frame. The 12 high windows were restored in 2001-2002 by the atelier and remounted with a protective glazing.
The remembrance mosaic measures 12 x 17.4 meter and is the only large mosaic in the Netherlands, and the largest in Europe north of the Alps. It contains approximately 2 million stones and was constructed by the atelier Mauméjean Frères of Paris.
Glasatelier Oud Rijswijk - English - Portfolio » H. Antonius Abt Church Scheveningen
Garden ful of treasures II, originally uploaded by roel1943.
Garden ful of treasures on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mosaïek-Boskantchurch on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Thanks roel1943, great to see more mosaics from Holland!
Recent Comments