Post your favorite mosaics, I love these things.
Include the century they were made too if you'd be so kind. This one's from Pompeii, first century (I think)
4th century
12th century, Norman Sicily
early 5th century
1st century
200 BC
6th century
![mosaico_stanza_palestrite[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/xMcF8Ql.jpg "mosaico_stanza_palestrite[1].jpg")
4th century
Is anybody watching this thread or should I just let it die?
>>1213954
I'm finding it very interesting.
>>1214498
for you
ca 300
13th century
![bardo_01[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/rgJBWef.jpg "bardo_01[1].jpg")
2nd century
something Moroccan, dunno what century
>>1213774
thats crazy i never knew the ancients made portraits like this
What products do I need to make a mosaic?
>>1216830
Small pieces of multicolored tile
Glue
A surface to glue on
artistic ability
>>1215900
this is incredible
>>1216839
why do some of the tiles fade over time, like the top right corner in the OP? exposure to the elements?
>>1216864
The tiles aren't faded, they're not there at all. Damage to the mosaic.
Op, are you that guy who is sexually aroused by tiles?
>>1216864
That's just damage over time. Those tiles have fallen off. Nowadays with varnished tile you don't need to worry about fading. If you make a mosaic it should last a very long time in proper conditions.
>>1213721
great thread, op. enjoyed the f outta it so far.
Really enjoyed the thread.You made me discovered incredible things.Thanks!
>>1213954
something eerie about this picture. i think its the fact that images of women in a secular setting in what looks like basically two piece bathing suits would not appear in western art like this until our own times. I wonder how many images the romans had like this that christfags destroyed (on the assumption that this wasn't some anomalous picture for a rich guy).
>>1213736
whoever took that photo deserves a bullet.
ca 200
>>1217496
The chick jogging with the dumbbells and the girls playing volleyball were what did it for me
6th c
>>1213721
How many of you have masturbated to these pics yet?
>>1213774
this one is amazing. Shame it's so damaged
>dem eyes
![castigodedirce[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/BfKVz3o.jpg "castigodedirce[1].jpg")
>>1220182
if you're into this sort of thing
>you will never have a hot tub like this
![25038045246_ed2aedcdcb_h[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/7ihdMWD.jpg "25038045246_ed2aedcdcb_h[1].jpg")
dunno what century this one's from
Polydus, champion charioteer for the red team
3rd century
4th century
>>1220582
>>1213954
same building
>>1220623
if y'all are ever in Sicily you should check this place out
![Zeugma+-+Pasiphae[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/2a0ZwIC.jpg "Zeugma+-+Pasiphae[1].jpg")
>>1216809
some more from that site
17th century
The entire building is covered in mosaic
![maxresdefault[4].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/gEcir3y.jpg "maxresdefault[4].jpg")
If you guys want to see how these are painstakingly moved from sites to museums, watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUJ7PHCNOVs
Was it autism?
And with that question I do not mean to demean persons with autism. Autism has been shown to result into marvelous creativity before.
>>1220987
neat, looks almost like enamel
>>1221027
I don't imagine it's any more labor-intensive than marble sculpture, but I could be wrong
>>1221027
Autism is a spook
>>1220664
looks like some indian goddess kek
spooky
don't know when or where this one was made
Aztec 15th century.
>>1213954
>>1220623
>>1221626
>>1220664
apparently patricians prefer butts over boobs
Another aztec mask.
>>1221931
>dat ass
>t. swan god
"Do you fear death? Do you fear that dark abyss?"
>>1220670
>The name's Bondicus. Jamesius Bondicus.
>>1220443
thx this will be the cover of my postmodern vapourwave masterpiece
any site on the internet that holds a database of all the Roman mosaics? This is interesting as fuck
>>1225430
don't think so, but wikipedia ain't a bad place to start
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Roman_mosaics
>>1225878
>>1225878
oh nvm, that link is way less useful than I thought it'd be.
I found most of these mosaics through art history and archaeology blogs then googled higher res pics of them.
gentlemen, this thread is fantastic. You just reminded me an amazing trip to Ravenna. Does anybody have some hr pics of the inside of basilica?
>>1225949
>>1225949
most are too big to upload, so here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:San_Vitale_%28Ravenna%29_-_Mosaics
>>1226042
just wanted to post this one. great. especially st. lawrence part. but also the ceiling that is not seen here.
>>1226042
thank you, mausoleum is amazing. i really liked that little touch with cupboard containing the evangelium
>>1220367
Lupercalia?
>>1216809
Where do you think the term renaissance come from? Math?
>>1219045
3spooky5me
>>1220182
Is it you floor tiles guy?
This thread is too dangerous for you, you may die from a stroke or priapism
>>1226562
renaissance mostly applied to sculpture and painting though. I just didn't know how extensive and skilled roman mosaic was before
>>1220182
nice to see you again, tileman
>>1226730
Trying to refer to the art style, figurativism and realism
>>1220182
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Xc_XRyH48
>>1226730
>renaissance mostly applied to sculpture and painting
>>1220664
pretty good animals compared to the guesswork of later centuries. how would they have seen a tiger?
>>1228258
They had zoos back in the day, you know.
>>1228261
they would have been menageries but i'm wondering where they would get tigers from
>>1228266
Probably the ocean. Tigers are known ocean fauna.
>>1213954
I like it. Bump.
>>1228266
A possiblity is that tigers used to be more widespread. See Caspian tiger.
Aion, god of time, pictured standing in a zodiac möbius. 3rd century.
>>1213787
I saw this in Ravenna. It was completely free, and breathtaking. Yet it's one of the smaller mosaics there.
Ravenna truly is an unsung gem of a place. 8 UNESCO world heritage sites, and you could see them in a day.
Why has no one posted the floor of Otranto cathedral yet?
>>1230263
please post it yourself, I've posted all but 5 ITT so some contributions (especially medieval ones) would be appreciated.
circa 1997
>>1219045
Fucking gorgeous. It looks so modern.
>>1220375
So many naked asses and balls have touched that art.
>>1234438
you know it
>>1228258
Rare animals were a valued trade resource.
Maybe they were imported from the ancient Alexandrine routes (aka silk road). There was a shitload of greeks in asia by then
>>1228258
They used to have tigers in Armenia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_tiger
![Mosaïque_nilotique,_Praeneste,_Italie[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/cAskjAL.jpg "Mosaïque_nilotique,_Praeneste,_Italie[1].jpg")
1st century bc, this thing's massive
20ft x 14ft
![Praeneste_-_Nile_Mosaic_-_Section_17_-_Detail[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/gBi9Nnb.jpg "Praeneste_-_Nile_Mosaic_-_Section_17_-_Detail[1].jpg")
>>1237373
detail
>>1220670
Look at these cubes, fucking rad.
>>1221512
those two muses look really cute
>>1224472
Is that the she-wolf with Romulus and Remus?
Persian/Central Asian stuff is pretty amazing.
>>1242626
>>1242629
1670 AD
>>1242644
1611-1629 AD
>>1230263
>googled it
Honestly I'm not that impressed
>>1222282
Is that from Geneva ? I think I saw it, under the cathedral.
The big hole was made by workers, a long time ago (1900 ?) who put a pipe through the mosaic. By the time, it was still under the earth.
> - René, why did you stop digging ?
> - Someone put some kind of colored stones here
> - Never bother, dig the hole so that we can go picknicking under the jet d'eau
>>1244490
Heh, my mistake.
This one is Geneva's. But the same thing happened to >>1222282
what kind of cretin do you have to be to pave over something like this?
