Roman Mosaics

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Roman Mosaics

• Ancient Rome Unit Plan
• Miss Hickox
• 6th/7th Grade

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History of Mosaics

• There are more intact examples of mosaics than
  any other construction from Rome.
• Shops existed that had patterns in books very
  much in the same way that wallpaper is presented
  today that people can decorate their homes with.
• Mosaics were fundamentally a message to any
  visitor about the family or occupant of the
  building in which they were hung.
• The mosaic may depict a scene from history, be a
  celebration of the emperor, or show the family as
  a group.

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Venus

Look at the detail in the shadowing of the eyes,
nose, and mouth
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Cross Mosaic
Geometrical shapes were very common in most
mosaics. It gave symmetry to floorings in homes,
which symbolized wealth.
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Head of Medusa
The Romans drew everything that they were
familiar witheven mythical gods.
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Madonna by Michelangelo
Again, notice the shadowing of the fabrics she is
wearing.
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• Enjoy making your own mosaics and remember the
  artistic movement behind the original creation of
  the MOSAIC!
• Source for Mosaics http//www.bbc.co.uk/history/a
  ncient/romans/mosaics_gallery_03.shtml
• Source for Historical Information
• http//www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/arc_roman_mosa
  ics.htm
• http//www.frammentiart.com/Mosaic-history.asp