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Mosaic were and are made for many reasons. Mosaics make things "prettier" as they adorn the surfaces of objects like sculptures of the ancient serpent gods and contemporary mirrors. Mosaics are wonderfully utilitarian, turning the dusty floors of the Greeks into smooth, clean surfaces. Mosaics tell stories that last forever, one of the reasons the Romans and early Christian churches employed to them so much. Mosaics are also an art medium like any other, with contemporary mosaicists manipulating the attributes of color, form, texture and light refraction to wonderful effect. Check out the links below.
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Why did people make mosaics?
a mosaics was made to give piece to people
Who made Gaudi's mosaics?
gaudi made them!
How were roman mosaics made?
plasticcoppersilvergoldsulpher
When was the mosaics first made?
the alexandria mosaic
When were mosaics first made?
in the 12 -13th century
Many Eastern Orthodox icons are made of?
mosaics
Who first made mosaics?
i belive it was the brittanica romans.
How are mosaics made?
pieces of tile or ceramic are stuck together
What year where roman mosaics made?
around 70 AD
When were the Roman mosaics invented?
roman numerals were made in 1298
What are Roman mosaics used for?
Five facts that I thought were interesting about Roman mosaics are that the design of how the tesserae will be laid out is scratched into a thin layer of mortar first, then the tesserae were placed on the mortar, following the pattern. Also, sometimes to make the mosaics very strong, they made a foundation out of broken stones and gravel, then put the mortar down and laid the tesserae out. Another fact I thought was interesting is that the way they designed mosaics is they had books called "pattern books" that had some designs to choose from. Sadly, none have survived. A fourth fact is that Roman mosaic artists almost never signed their work. Lastly, some of the first mosaics were made from colored rocks and pebbles instead of tesserae.
What are pictures made of small pieces of glass and stone called?
Mosaics.
