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Mosaic Works:

 

Greek
Abduction of Helen Mosaic from Pella
c. 325-300 BCE, Archaeological Museum, Pella

 

Roman
Alexander Mosaic (The Battle of Issos)
c. 79 BCE, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

               

Roman
Apse mosaic in Santa Cecilia in Trasevere
c. 822, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome

 

Roman
Apse mosaic in Santa Maria in Domnica
c. 822, Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome

 

Byzantine
Arian Baptistery
before 526, Ravenna

                     

Roman
Athletes Mosaic from the Baths of Caracalla
dedicated 216, Musei Vaticani, Rome

 

Roman
Baths of Neptune
c. 139, Ostia

 

Roman
Battle of Centaurs and Wild Beasts
c. 118-28, Antikensammlung, Berlin

 

Greek
Bellerophon and Chimera Pebble Mosaic
c. 400-350 BCE

 

Roman
Bikini Mosaic
c. 325, Piazza Armerina

 

Byzantine
Capella Palatina, Palermo (Palatine Chapel)
c.1140, Palermo

                                               

Roman
Cat Catching a Chicken, Ducks with Lotus, Birds and Seafood
c. 150-100 BCE, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

 

Byzantine
Cefalù Cathedral
c. 1145-1160, Cefalù

             

Byzantine
Chamber of King Roger, Norman Palace
Mid 12th century, Palermo

     

Roman
Charioteer Taking a Victory Lap
c. 200-300, Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid

 

Byzantine
Christ in Majesty with Saints, Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian
c. 500-600, Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Rome

             

Byzantine
Church of the Dormition
c. 1080, Daphni

   

Byzantine
Church of the Virgin, Monastery of Saint Catherine
c. 565, Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai

 

Italian
Composition of Shells, Corals and Pearls
1816, Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence

 

Greek
Dionysos Riding a Panther
c. 120-80 BCE, House of the Masks, Delos

   

Greek
Dionysos Riding a Panther Mosaic from Pella
c. 325-300 BCE, Archaeological Museum, Pella

   

Italian
Dome Mosaics from the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence
1225 to 14th century, Florence

   

Roman
Filia Natalica Funerary Mosaic
c. 400-500

 

Roman
Floor Mosaic from Hinton Saint Mary
c. 300-400, British Museum, London

 

Roman
Floor Mosaic in the Hammath Tiberias B Synagogue
c. 300-400, Hammath Tiberias B, Galilee

 

Roman
Fountain Mosaic from Pompeii
Mid 1st c, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

 

Roman
Frieze of Masks, from the House of the Faun
c. 50 BCE, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

   

Mesopotamian
Frieze with Inlays of Cows
c. 2400-2250 BCE, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia

 

Byzantine
Head of an Apostle
c. 1050-1100, private collection

 

Roman
House of the Mosaics of Neptune and Amphitrite
before 79, Herculaneum

 

Roman
Hylas Mosaic from the Basilica of Junius Bassus
c. 350, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

 

Roman
Judgment of Paris mosaic
c. 115-150, Musée du Louvre, Paris

 

Greek
Lion Hunt Mosaic from Pella
c. 325-300 BCE, Archaeological Museum, Pella

 

Byzantine
Madaba Mosaic Map on floor of Saint George's Church
570, St. George's Oxthodox Church, Madaba

 

Greek
Marine Life Mosaic from Pompeii
c. 100 BCE, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

 

Roman
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
c. 425-426, Ravenna

                   

Islamic
Mihrab, from the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan
1354 or later, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Byzantine
Monreale Cathedral
c. 1150, Monreale

                                                             

Islamic
Mosaic detail, Dome of the Rock, southwestern section (Interior arcade of the Dome of the Rock)
691, Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

 

Roman
Mosaic Panel depicting Banquet Preparations
c. 175-200, Musée du Louvre, Paris

 

French
Mosaic Tabletop with Emblems of Louis XIV
c. 1675-1700, Musée du Louvre, Paris

 

Roman
Mosaic with Christ as the Sun God
c. 200-300, Vatican necropolis, Rome

 

Roman
Mosaic with Torah Shrine, Zodiac Wheel, and the Sacrifice of Isaac
c. 500-600, synagogue, Beth Alpha

   

Byzantine
Mosaic with Zodiac Wheel
c. 400-500, synagogue, Sepphoris

 

Roman
Mosaics from Santa Maria Maggiore
c. 432-440, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome

                         

Italian
Mosaics in the Baptistery of San Giovanni
begun 1225, Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence

       

Greek
Nile Mosaic in the Sanctuary of Fortuna
c. 100 BCE, National Museum, Palestrina

 

Roman
Opus Sectile Panel of Christ
c. 250, Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Rome

 

Frankish
Oratory of Theodulf of Orléans, Germigny-des-Prés
799-806, Germigny-des-Prés, Orléans

     

Roman
Orthodox Baptistery
c. 450, Ravenna

                       

Greek
Pebble Mosaic, Villa of Good Fortune, Olynthos
c. 400-300 BCE

 

Roman
Platonic Academy Mosaic
before 79, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

 

Mesopotamian
Royal Standard of Ur
c. 2600 BCE, British Museum, London

   

Byzantine
Salvator Mundi
c. 1101-1150, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

 

Italian
San Clemente
Consecrated 1128, Rome

                         

Byzantine
San Vitale
c. 520-548, Ravenna

                                               

Roman
Santa Costanza
c. 350, Rome

                               

Italian
Santa Maria in Trastevere
c. 1140-1143, Rome

 

Byzantine
Santa Prassede
817-824, Rome

           

Byzantine
Santa Pudenziana
c. 400, Santa Pudenziana, Rome

 

Byzantine
Sant'Apollinare in Classe
c. 549 and later, Ravenna

                 

Byzantine
Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
c. 500-525, Ravenna

                                     

Roman
Sea Life Mosaic from the House of the Faun
c. 50 BCE, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

 

Jewish
Synagogue Floor
c. 530, Israel Museum, Jerusalem

 

Roman
Theater and Piazzale delle Corporazioni
remodeled c. 190, Ostia

     

Roman
Tiger Ride, from the House of the Faun
c. 50 BCE, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

 

Islamic
Wall Panel with Geometric Interlace
c. 1400-1500, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Evelyn Ackerman [American, born 1924] and Jerome Ackerman [American, born 1920]
Ellipses Mosaic
c. 1958, private collection

 

Joseph Baumhauer [French, active c. 1749, died 1772]
Low Cabinet with Florentine Pietre-Dure Panels
c. 1765-70, Musée du Louvre, Paris

 

Attributed to Dioskourides of Samos [Greek, active century]
Scene from the New Comedy: Street Musicians
c. 100 BCE, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

     

Attributed to Dioskourides of Samos [Greek, active century]
Scene from the New Comedy: Visit to a Sorceress
c. 100 BCE, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

 

Alvise Gaetano [Italian, died 1631], from a design by Maffeo Verona [Italian, c. 1574 – 1618]
Ascension
1617-1618, San Marco, Venice

 

Alvise Gaetano [Italian, died 1631], from a design by Maffeo Verona [Italian, c. 1574 – 1618]
Deposition
1617-1618, San Marco, Venice

 

Alvise Gaetano [Italian, died 1631], from a design by Maffeo Verona [Italian, c. 1574 – 1618]
Descent into Limbo
1617-1618, San Marco, Venice

 

Alvise Gaetano [Italian, died 1631], from a design by Maffeo Verona [Italian, c. 1574 – 1618]
Resurrection
1617-1618, San Marco, Venice

 

Attributed to Gnosis [Greek, active c. 350 BCE – c. 300 BCE]
Stag Hunt Mosaic from Pella
c. 300 BCE, Archaeological Museum, Pella

   

Heraklitos [Roman, active century]
Unswept Floor
2nd c, Musei Vaticani, Rome

 

Rachel Lichtenstein [English, born 1969]
The Kirsch Family
1996, private collection

 

Alice Trumbull Mason [American, 1904 – 1971]
Untitled Abstraction
1941, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.

 

Jeanne Reynal [American, 1903 – 1983]
The Widow
1951, private collection

 

Alberto Savinio [Italian, 1891 – 1952]
The Sleep of Eve
1941-1942, private collection

 

Gino Severini [Italian, 1883 – 1966]
Jesus of the Sacred Heart
c. 1945, Cortona Cathedral

 

Gino Severini [Italian, 1883 – 1966]
Sacred Still Life
c. 1945, Cortona Cathedral

 

Copy after Sosos [Greek, active century]
Preening Doves
c. 100-200, Capitoline Museum, Rome

 

Louis Comfort Tiffany [American, 1848 – 1933]
Peacock Mosaic Panel
1890-1891, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

 

Jacopo Torriti [Italian, active 1270 – 1300]
Apse mosaic in Santa Maria Maggiore
1296, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome

   

Attributed to Paolo Uccello [Italian, 1397 – 1475]
Geometric Pavement in San Marco, Portal of San Pietro on North Aisle
c. 1430, San Pietro Martire, Murano