Mosaics Collection (#3)

Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic)
8620158 Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620156 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Know yourself, roman mosaic from Via Appia, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384426 Know yourself, roman mosaic from Via Appia, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Blue Nympheum Niche, before 79 AD (mosaic)
6384193 Blue Nympheum Niche, before 79 AD (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Ninfeo con nicchia blu); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Pan and a hamadryad (mosaic)
6384228 Pan and a hamadryad (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Pan and a hamadryad); Photo © Stefano Baldini

The battle of Issos between Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia, floor mosaic
6384227 The battle of Issos between Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia, floor mosaic, roman copy after a hellenistic original by Philoxenos of Eretrias

Female portrait (mosaic)
6384205 Female portrait (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Female portrait); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Lion and leopard (mosaic)
6384202 Lion and leopard (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Lion and leopard, leone e leopardo); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Dwarf and rooster (mosaic)
6384191 Dwarf and rooster (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Dwarf and rooster); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Panther with Dionysian symbols (mosaic)
6384189 Panther with Dionysian symbols (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Panther with dyonisian simbols)

Tomb plate of the Queen of Neustria Fredegonde (circa 545-597). 12th century mosaic
BEN5481323 Tomb plate of the Queen of Neustria Fredegonde (circa 545-597). 12th century mosaic. Basilica of Saint Denis in Saint-Denis in Seine Saint Denis

Bethlehem, 4th century mosaic at the Church of the Nativity
5309820 Bethlehem, 4th century mosaic at the Church of the Nativity; Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Saint Servulus. Italy
7136955 Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Saint Servulus. Italy.; Cattedrale di San Giusto, Trieste, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic
6620400 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy)

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic detail
6620392 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic detail.; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily)

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic
6620383 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic.; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy)

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic
6620378 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic.; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy)

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic
6620377 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic.; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy)

Courtyard and niche (photo)
BEN85570 Courtyard and niche (photo); Masjid-i-Jameh, Isfahan, Iran; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Likeness of Jesus Christ: Mosaic from the Church of St Pudenziana (chromolitho)
8647417 Likeness of Jesus Christ: Mosaic from the Church of St Pudenziana (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mosaic from the Church of St Pudenziana)

Likeness of Jesus Christ: From a Mosaic taken from the Roman Catacombs (chromolitho)
8647396 Likeness of Jesus Christ: From a Mosaic taken from the Roman Catacombs (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, 4th century (mosaic)
3914280 Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, 4th century (mosaic); Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel; (add.info.: Church of the Nativity)

A saint on the front portico of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark
3507222 A saint on the front portico of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark; (add.info.: The Ascension of Christ depicted in a mosaic adorning the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, in Venice, Italy)

Huqoq synagogue mosaic, 5th century (mosaic)
3671296 Huqoq synagogue mosaic, 5th century (mosaic); (add.info.: Huqoq synagogue mosaic, detail depicting a carpenter at work, late Roman, c. 5th. C. AD)

Mosaic flooring depicting the Greek and Roman God Oceanus
3330234 Mosaic flooring depicting the Greek and Roman God Oceanus; (add.info.: Mosaic flooring depicting the Greek and Roman God Oceanus, a divine figure in classical antiquity)

Floor mosaic, detail, from via Portuense, 125-150 AD (mosaic)
6384361 Floor mosaic, detail, from via Portuense, 125-150 AD (mosaic); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Floor mosaic, from via Portuense, 125-150 DC, detail)

Pygmies in Neolithic scene (mosaic)
6384229 Pygmies in Neolithic scene (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Pigmei in passaggio nilotico); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Emblem with Medusa head (mosaic)
6384208 Emblem with Medusa head (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Emblem with Medusa head); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Comedy scene: consultation with a witch, signed by Dioscuride from Samo (mosaic)
6384198 Comedy scene: consultation with a witch, signed by Dioscuride from Samo (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Comedy scene: consultation with a witch)

Mosaic representing a woman with a deer (Diana or Danae?), House of Horses, Carthage, Tunisia (mosaic)
AIS5363042 Mosaic representing a woman with a deer (Diana or Danae?), House of Horses, Carthage, Tunisia (mosaic); © Iberfoto

The Last Judgment, detail of lunette the facade of the Basilica San Marco, Venice, Italy, 19th century (photo)
AIS5342631 The Last Judgment, detail of lunette the facade of the Basilica San Marco, Venice, Italy, 19th century (photo); Basilica di San Marco, Venice

Detail of a mosaic of Pompei: Battle of Issos between Alexander and Darius (4th century BC)
PCT4293559 Detail of a mosaic of Pompei: Battle of Issos between Alexander and Darius (4th century BC). - King Darius III Codoman (380-330 BC)

Legis tradition. Detail of Christ. Representation of the law in the form of Christ the Redeemer of Peace
BEN5474101 Legis tradition. Detail of Christ. Representation of the law in the form of Christ the Redeemer of Peace. Mosaic from the 5th century

Life and legend of Saint James (fresco)
5931199 Life and legend of Saint James (fresco); (add.info.: fresco in the basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere Architect Pierre Bossan, built by Louis Sainte Marie Perrin); © Jean Bernard

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic
6620390 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic.; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy)

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic
6620381 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic.; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy)

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic
6620380 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic.; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy)

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic detail
6620397 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic detail.; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily)

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic detail
6620396 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic detail.; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily)

Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic detail
6620393 Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. Mosaic detail.; Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily)

Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of the Madonna between Archangels fills the dome above the main altar
7136959 Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of the Madonna between Archangels fills the dome above the main altar.; Cattedrale di San Giusto, Trieste, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. Italy
7136957 Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. Italy.; Cattedrale di San Giusto, Trieste, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Saint Justus. Italy
7136954 Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Saint Justus. Italy.; Cattedrale di San Giusto, Trieste, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Mosaic painting, St. Peter presents the flag of to Leo III
7278130 Mosaic painting, St. Peter presents the flag of to Leo III; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mosaic painting, St. Peter presents the flag of to Leo III)

Fragment of a mosaic. 3rd century BC. Colmar (mosaic)
8711280 Fragment of a mosaic. 3rd century BC. Colmar (mosaic); (add.info.: Unterlinden Museum. Fragment of a mosaic. Third century before JC. Colmar. France. Colmar)

The Washing of the Feet, Mosaic, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy, Europe
7277612 The Washing of the Feet, Mosaic, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy, Europe; St. Peter's, Vatican City; © Imagebroker

Polychrome mosaic depicting a cock, emblem on a bipedal brick, unknown origin
6384415 Polychrome mosaic depicting a cock, emblem on a bipedal brick, unknown origin, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano

Nilotic scene (mosaic)
6384212 Nilotic scene (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Nilotic scene); Photo © Stefano Baldini

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Mosaics have long been a captivating art form, showcasing intricate designs and stories from various cultures and time periods. One such example is the Roman mosaic depicting the Battle between Alexander and Darius, found in the Pompeii House of the Faun. This masterpiece transports us back to ancient times, capturing the intensity of historical conflicts. Moving forward in history, we discover a mosaic of Joan of Arc uncovered in 1917 at Fourviere Basilica in Lyon, France. This remarkable piece pays homage to a legendary figure who fought for her beliefs with unwavering courage. Venturing into Greek mythology, we encounter the Mosaic of Hypnos, located within the dormitory of a Roman villa in Risan, Montenegro. This mesmerizing artwork portrays Hypnos, the god of dreams, inviting viewers into his ethereal realm. Continuing our journey through mosaics around Europe, we stumble upon Empress Zoe's depiction at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The vibrant colors and intricate details capture this influential empress' power and grace. Heading across continents to Brazil brings us to Pampulha Church in Belo Horizonte. Its stunning mosaic design showcases Brazil's rich cultural heritage while harmoniously blending modern architectural elements. In Washington D. C. , The Library of Congress boasts "The Mosaic Minerva - Minerva of Peace, " symbolizing wisdom and tranquility amidst knowledge-filled halls. Religious themes also find their place within mosaics like St. George slaying the dragon depicted at St. George Coptic Orthodox church or Jesus blessing and holding the Bible showcased at Hagia Sophia – both evoking spiritual contemplation. Delving deeper into religious history leads us to Patmos' Cave of Apocalypse where a mosaic depicts St. John dictating to pupil Prochorus – an awe-inspiring representation that echoes centuries-old teachings. Ravenna unveils its treasures with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites.