Pompeii, Italy
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The Villa Romana del Casale is a large and elaborate Roman villa or palace located about 3 km from the town of Piazza Armerina, Sicily. Excavations have revealed one of the richest, largest, and varied collections of Roman mosaics in the world, for which the site has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The villa and artwork contained within date to the early 4th century AD. The mosaic and opus sectile floors cover some 3,500 sqm and are almost unique in their excellent state of preservation due to the landslide and floods that covered the remains. Although less well-known, an extraordinary collection of frescoes covered not only the interior rooms, but also the exterior walls. Wikipedia
The marble-clad surfaces of the numerous bars or shops (so-called thermopolium) of Pompeii and Herculaneum are a vast and hitherto untapped source of information about marble use beyond the confine…
For lovers of culture and travel, here are some of the most enchanting mosaic artworks that you’ll be sure to want to scribble on your bucket list!
A section of Roman flooring known as opus sectile. Marble and slate inlay. From the Domus Tiberiana in Rome, 1st century CE. (Forum Museum, Rome)
The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily lies at the toe of Italy's
A section of Roman flooring known as opus sectile. Marble and slate inlay. From the Domus Tiberiana in Rome, 1st century CE. (Forum Museum, Rome)
A section of Roman flooring known as opus sectile. Marble and slate inlay. From the Domus Tiberiana in Rome, 1st century CE. (Forum Museum, Rome)
A section of Roman flooring known as opus sectile. Marble and slate inlay. From the Domus Tiberiana in Rome, 1st century CE. (Forum Museum, Rome)
Il commesso fiorentino nasce nella seconda metà del 500, in seguito alla moda delle tarsie marmoree, derivate dal recupero umanistico della tecnica romana dell
A section of Roman flooring known as opus sectile. Marble and slate inlay. From the Domus Tiberiana in Rome, 1st century CE. (Forum Museum, Rome)
Un autentico scrigno di meraviglie è il piccolo Mausoleo di Galla Placidia a Ravenna. Ne parliamo in questo articolo. Buona lettura!
Nella Fondazione Cini c'è in mostra "Il serraglio delle Meraviglie": un'occasione per vedere il reperto archeologico recentemente ritr…
