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Little Chapel, Architecture & Garden art on Flickr - the-electronic-firefly
The Little Chapel in Guernsey is just five metres by three metres and “possibly the smallest chapel in the world”.
picassiette steps to archway to little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg
In 1913 Brother Deodat, a religious refugee from France, saw the location and received a vision of recreating the Lourdes grotto and chapel on the hill.
picassiette archway to little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg
Little Chapel broken china, plates, crockery on Flickr - photo_blog_farley
picassiette mosaic walls of little chapel on Flickr -zenitpeterburg
walls broken china pebbles of little chapel on Flickr - zenitpeterburg
picassiette mosaic walls of little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg
Mosaic Art walls chapel at Guernsey 104 on Flickr - Annemoni
broken china in walls of little chapel on Flickr - zenitpetersburg
Little Chapel pique assiette exterior on Flickr - Van Tassel
He actually built it three times, demolishing it twice, the first time as a result of unspecified criticism,
Little Chapel picassiette architecture - Guernsey on Flickr - modogoo
the second because the Bishop of Portsmouth hadn’t been able to get through the doorway.
Little Minature Chapel mosaic architecture on Flickr - Artoo UK
In 1939, he built this version, the smallest of the three attempts.
The chapel is decorated inside and out with seashells and pieces of china:
little chapel picassiette walls on Flickr - xxxrmt
by the time he had come to the third attempt, his project had become famous and islanders brought him tiles and coloured china from all over the world.
Little Chapel pique assiette mosaic interior on Flickr - dmcneil
The Little Chapel picassiette mosaic ceiling on Flickr - Artoo UK
Little Chapel pique assiette interior stained glass shells tile Flickr - dmcneil
infront of little chapel picassiette on Flickr - zenitpetersburg
From a distance the colours and design make a pleasing whole, close-up it’s amazing to see all the different pieces used to create the effect.
Where is Guernsey?
The Bailiwick of Guernsey (French: Bailliage de Guernesey) is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou and other islets. Although the defence of all these islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom, Guernsey is not part of the UK but rather a separate possession of the Crown, comparable to the Isle of Man. Guernsey is also not a member of the European Union. The island of Guernsey is divided into 10 parishes. Together with the Bailiwick of Jersey, it is included in the collective grouping known as the Channel Islands. Guernsey belongs to the Common Travel Area. Guernsey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
pique assiette
pique assiette - or picassiette ( a french term -”stolen from plate”) - pieces of broken pottery, china, glass, buttons, figurines, and/ jewelry are cemented onto a base to create a new surface. Almost any form can be used as a base, and any combination of pieces can be applied, restricted only by the individual creator’s imagination. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
Mosaic Art Source picassiette mosaic photo & resource archive
Tags: art, mosaic, mosaic art, garden art, pique assiette, picassiette, chapel, little chapel, guernsey, smallest chapel, mixed media, architecture, shells, pebbles, broken china, china,
Mosaic St Peregrine’s Got an Owie on Flickr - by Scott McG
A mosaic at The Grotto in Portland, Oregon, depicting St. Peregrine
grotto smalti mosaic portland on Flickr - by dougclark
smalti mosaic grotto detail on Flickr - by thespeak
mosaic smalti detail on Flickr - by jasmine008
mosaic smalti portland grotto - by anadune
NeonianBaptistry, originally uploaded by oar_square.
The Baptistry of Neon in Ravenna, Italy is the most ancient monument remaining in Ravenna, and was partly erected on the site of a Roman bath. It is also called the Orthodox Baptistry to distinguish it from the Arian Baptistry constructed on behest of Ostrogothic King Theodoric some 50 years later. The octagonal brick structure was erected by Bishop Ursus between the end of the 4th and beginning of the 5th century, as part of his great Basilica (destroyed in 1734). The building was finished by Bishop Neon at the end of the 5th century, at which time the mosaic decorations were added. The original floor is now some 3 meters underground, so the proper structure and extent of the building can no longer be seen. The octagonal design of the building has symbolic meaning: it represents the seven days of the week plus the Day of the Resurrection and Eternal Life.
Neonian Baptistry, originally uploaded by oar_square.
The ceiling mosaic depicts John the Baptist baptizing an old, bearded Jesus standing waist high in the Jordan River, which is shown in the veils. To one side stands an old pagan water god with a reed in one hand and a garment in the other. A procession of the twelve apostles proceeds around the center mosiac in two directions, ending with Saint Peter meeting Saint Paul. The Bapitstry is one of the eight structures in Ravenna registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. According to the ICOMOS evaluation of this patrimony, “this is the finest and most complete surviving example of the early Christian baptistery” which “retains the fluidity in representation of the human figure derived from Greco-Roman art”.
Baptistry of Neon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neon Baptistry on Flickr - by breic
battistero dei Neoniani mosaic detail on Flickr - by blu_blue
NeonianBaptistry, originally uploaded by oar_square.
Battistero Neoniano presso il Duomo on Flickr - by taivaansusi
Top floor of a roman Nymphaeum is now a baptistery. Apart from having splendid mosaics, there is also interesting christian reuse of pagan architecture and objectry.
Battistero dei Neoniani mosaic arch detail on Flickr - by blu_blue
Baptistry of Neon Arch mosaic detail on Flickr - by knobelsp
Battistero dei Neoniani mosaic detail on Flickr - by blu_blue
NeonianBaptistry, originally uploaded by oar_square.
Neonian Baptistry Mosaic Tour Ravenna, Italy
Mosaic Art Source Ravenna, Italy mosaic photo archives.
Galla Placidia Mausoleum on Flickr - by James Macdonald
The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a highly important Byzantine mausoleum in Ravenna, Italy. It is one of the eight structures in Ravenna that were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996. As the UNESCO experts reasoned, “it is the earliest and best preserved of all mosaic monuments, and at the same time one of the most artistically perfect”.
mausoleum of Galla Placidia on Flickr - by saintpeg
Mausoleu de Gal·la Placídia, Ravenna on Flickr - by Sebastia Giralt
Built in 425-430 AD, the structure is designed in the shape of a Greek cross, and has a cupola that is entirely in mosaics, representing eight apostles and symbolical figures of doves drinking from a vessel. The other four apostles are represented on the vaults of the transverse arm; over the door is a representation of Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd, young, beardless, with flowing hair, and surrounded by sheep; opposite, there is a subject that is interpreted as representing Saint Lawrence. Thin, translucent panels of stone admit light into the structure through the windows.
Galla Placidia Mausoleum, Ravenna on Flickr - by breic
galla placidia interior on Flickr - by designucdavis
The building contains three sarcophagi; the largest is said to have been that of Galla Placidia, and that her embalmed body was deposited there in a sitting position, clothed with the imperial mantle; in 1577, however, the contents of the sarcophagus were accidentally burned. The sarcophagus to the right is attributed to Emperor Valentinian III or to Galla Placidia’s brother, Emperor Honorius. The one on the left is attributed to Galla Placidia’s husband, Emperor Constantius III. In fact this building was the oratory of a wider church: the Holy Cross.
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours on Flickr - by James Macdonald
Mosaic Inside on Flickr - by pietroizzo
The inside is relatively small and extremely simple. The mausoleum was intended from the very start to be covered with mosaics, and these are the oldest in Ravenna. The eye is seduced by the brilliance of the colours, which mask the architecture and create an illusionistic effect.
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia - Ravenna, Italy - Great Buildings Online
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia on Flickr - by Rosy Hunt
Mosaics Stars Mausoleo di Galla Placidia Ravenna on Flickr - by blu_blue
Mausoleo di Galla Placidia on Flickr - by Arrigo Ceramista
Mosaic detail on Flickr - by vanalledag
Dettagli sottarco Mausoleo Galla Placidia on Flickr - by Arrigo Ceramista
Mosaic tiles on Flickr - by James Macdonald
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
smalti
smalto (pl. smalti) - smalti is characterized by its dazzling range of brilliant opaque colors. Smalti is prepared by adding crystalline material (corpo) and coloured material (anima) to the colourless or coloured fused glass. Smalti is literally available in thousands of colors, is a very stable glass, easy to cut and very durable. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
gold leaf tesserae (mosaic gold)
gold leaf tesserae (mosaic gold) - 24k gold-leaf tesserae are made up of a glass support layer (usually transparent, at times opaque red or coloured) less than one centimetre thick. The 24k gold metal leaf is then sandwiched between the support and a thin protective glass layer (the cartellina). In tesserae the colour shade is determined by the purity of the metal, the thickness of the leaf, the colour, if any, of the cartellina and of the support. m.a.s.mosaic glossary
Nature & Geometry, originally uploaded by pietroizzo.
Worchester College Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Worcester College
Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Its predecessor was an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century, even though the current college was founded only in the eighteenth century.
Worcester College, Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saints from the mosaic floor of Worcester College’s chapel c.1791
St Augustine on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
St Augustine (or Austin) is here shown writing one of his famous texts, possibly the ‘Confessions’.
St Jerome on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
St Jerome translated the Bible in Latin. His work is called the Vulgate. He is shown here in cardinal’s robes and in the work of translation, or perhaps writing one of his Scripture commentaries.
St Ambrose on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
St. Ambrose was believed to have composed the ‘Te Deum laudamus’, an earlyChristian hymn of praise, hence he is shown here in the act of writingit.
St Gregory the Great on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
St. Gregory - This Pope was responsible for the codification of plainsong, hence the name ‘Gregorian chant’. The Holy Spirit in the form of a dove sits on his shoulder, dictating the sacred song to him.
Christ the Divine Sower, originally uploaded by Lawrence OP.
Mosaic floor from Worcester College’s chapel. This comes from the footpace in front of the Altar. The floor is entirely covered in mosaic with charming depictions of the saints.
Inside Aya Sofya on Flickr - by krensucht
Why were Hagia Sophia’s mosaics covered?
Because Islam tends away from representational imagery, many mosaics were destroyed and others were covered with plaster.
Hagia Sophia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
047 - Hagia Sofia uncovered mosaic on Flickr - by Metatron
plaster & mosaic detail on Flickr - by kenzilicious
049 - Hagia Sofia uncovered mosaic on Flickr - by Metatron
Why aren’t all the mosaics uncovered?
Restoration work in the 20th century was begun in 1932 by the American Byzantine Institute, during which most of the figures were uncovered. Due to its long history as both a church and a mosque, a particular challenge arises in the restoration process.
plaster detail on Flickr - by howtorowacat
The Christian iconographic mosaics are being gradually uncovered. However, in order to do so, important, historic Islamic art would have to be destroyed. Restorers have attempted to maintain a balance between both Christian and Islamic cultures.
Mosaic column detail on Flickr - by SUE&XU
Is there a Mosaic under the Dome’s Calligraphy?
In particular, much controversy rests upon whether the Islamic calligraphy on the dome of the cathedral should be removed, in order to permit the underlying Pantocrator mosaic of Christ as Master of the World, to be exhibited (assuming the mosaic still exists).
Hagia Sophia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Is the Pantocrator Mosaic of Christ under there? - by guranf
Mosaic detail on Flickr - by Mistress B
mosaic detail on Flickr - by feuillu
Mosaic detail on Flickr - by Mistress B
Mosaics and Calligraphy in Aya Sofya, originally uploaded by Sofia S.
This is the right side of the aspe that housed the Christian altar. The top of the Islamic mimbar is at the bottom right. It is offset from the center of the apse. The mosaic at the top left is the Madonna and Child, while the one to the right of that is the angels Gabriel and Michael.
I saw the Virgin Mary, originally uploaded by pictalogue.
The Aya Sofya was built as a church by Roman Emporer Justinian in AD 537 and was converted to a mosque in 1453. The building is now a museum. There is almost no light inside the building and flashes are not allowed, photography is extremely difficult.
IMG_4281 on Flickr - by jason_bennett23
High up inside one of the apse, the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus look down on the Hagia Sophia
back inside Hagia Sofia on Flickr - Libby and Danny Santella
Angel Gabriel (Gibril) mosaic, originally uploaded by Mernas.
DSCN0119, originally uploaded by Holliwell.
Angel Gabriel Mosaic Detail - Hagia Sophia
Mosaic at the Hagia Sofia on Flickr - by Libby and Danny Santella
Offering the Christ Child the Hagia Sofia on the left and the city of Istanbul on the right
Zoe’nin mozaik, Ayasofya, İstanbul, originally uploaded by El senyor dels Bertins.
Hagia Sophia’s south gallery. The first mosaic portrays Christ enthroned, between the Empress Zoe (1028-1050) and her third husband Constantine IX Monomachus (1042-1055). Constantine offers Christ an apokombion (purse estimated to contain gold coins weighing about 3 kgs. ) . Zoe presents Christ with a scroll inscribed with a list of her donations to the church. In accordance with older practices, the principal figure of the composition-in this instance that of Christ-is depicted on a larger scale, which is also meant to stress the difference between divine and human nature.
Mosaic on Flickr by Mistress B
mosaic of jesus on Flickr - by kristinemarie223
Mosaic detail on Flickr by Mistress B
Mosaic detail on Flickr by Mistress B
Hagia Sophia - Empress Zoe mosaic - detail, originally uploaded by birdfarm.
Hagia Sofia mosaic on Flickr - by jason_bennett
Hagia Sophia’s South Gallery — Mosaic of the Emperor John II Comnenus (1118-1143) and his consort Irene presenting a bag of gold coins and a scroll inscribed with a list of donations to the Theotokos.
Deesis Mosaic in Hagia Sofia on Flickr - by levork
12th century mosaic showing the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist before Christ.
Hagia Sofia. Fragment of mosaique 1 on Flickr - by Gavrusha
, originally uploaded by milanificent.
Jesus from the Deesis mosaic in the upper gallery of Hagia Sophia. It’s most impressive when looking right up at it.
Jesus mosaic detail on Flickr - by guranf
Jesus Mosaic Close up on Flickr - guranf
Mosaic face of Jesus on Flickr - by Mistress B
Mosaic, originally uploaded by Hadleywal.
All that’s left of Mary in the Deesis mosaic in the Hagia Sophia.
, originally uploaded by milanificent.
John the Baptist in the Deesis mosaic in the Hagia Sophia. More gold! ‘Byzantine’
Buddha, originally uploaded by purplecosmid.
Mosaic Artist - Who was Niki de Saint Phalle? « Mosaic Art Source
Buddha Temple on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
32 m Buddha covered in gold mosaic tiles
Wat Indrawiharn - 11 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
goudenvoethttp://static.flickr.com/137/323029259_57e8a4fee5_m.jpg on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
standing buddha toes on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
The 32-meter (100-foot) tall standing Buddha of Wat Indrawiharn used to be visible from just about any high vantage point around the old city. Now its hidden behind the new buildings from Thailand’s boom years.
The temple was founded by King Rama IV in the mid-19th century. The giant statue was built to house relics from Sri Lanka. The stairway up the side of the supporting structure is sometimes open, so that you can ascend to the Buddha’s shoulders to get an interesting view of this somewhat sleepy part of Bangkok.
Buddha foot on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Thought I’d slip another cool mosaicked Buddha foot in from Myanmar.
Thanks for sharing your photo Shay Assaraf 
Mosiac, originally uploaded by theplug.
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
smalti
smalto (pl. smalti) - smalti is characterized by its dazzling range of brilliant opaque colors. Smalti is prepared by adding crystalline material (corpo) and coloured material (anima) to the colourless or coloured fused glass. Smalti is literally available in thousands of colors, is a very stable glass, easy to cut and very durable. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
gold leaf tesserae (mosaic gold)
gold leaf tesserae (mosaic gold) - 24k gold-leaf tesserae are made up of a glass support layer (usually transparent, at times opaque red or coloured) less than one centimetre thick. The 24k gold metal leaf is then sandwiched between the support and a thin protective glass layer (the cartellina). In tesserae the colour shade is determined by the purity of the metal, the thickness of the leaf, the colour, if any, of the cartellina and of the support. m.a.s.mosaic glossary
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
tesserae - small, usually square pieces of glass or other material used to make a mosaic. Their size generally ranges from a few millimetres to two centimetres long and five to ten millimetres thick. The term derives from the Greek word meaning “four-sided”. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
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!
