Medieval mosaic art

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This medieval tile pattern is a stained glass design. It the oldest process of fitting together pieces of colored glass in a mosaic style.

Jesus is the central figure of Christianity, believed by Christians to be the messiah, the son of God and the ...

Zoe Karbonopsina (Gk. "with the coal-black eyes") (born in Constantinople in c. 870 - c. 920) - Eastern Roman empress consort and regent (906 - 912). She was the fourth wife of the Leo VI the Wise and the mother of Constantine VII.

Saint Agnes of Rome / Santa Inés de Roma // This beautiful mosaic dates to the reign of Honorius I (625-38), and shows the virgin martyr, whose feast is on 21 January, in the bejewelled robes of a Byzantine princess. She carries a scroll sealed with a cross. // photo: Lawrence OP // #Christian #martyrdom

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Detail of the "wolf" from a Roman mosaic, 300-400CE, Isurium Brigantum (Aldborough, North Yorkshire), on display in Leeds City Museum. The mosaic depicts the legend of Romulus and Remus.

Walter Crane