Painting with Stones: Mosaics in the
Ancient World
The features of this School include:
 A
general introduction defining mosaics and their origins;
Detailed,
illustrated discussions of the historical development of
mosaic design from their origins, their use in the Greek
and Roman world, and an introduction to Christian mosaics;
Case
studies and participant discussion and activities on the
North African Style mosaics of Piazza Armerina, the mosaics
of Pompeii, and the controversy surrounding the flooding
of the Zeugma mosaics of Turkey;
Detailed,
illustrated fact sheets, time charts and notes on all the
major developments in ancient mosaics and their artistic
styles;
PowerPoint
illustrated lectures based on Ma'at Productions' own © images;
Mosaics
within their architectural and social settings;
An
amusing 'case study' of the making of a Roman mosaic; &
A
detailed examination of the technical aspects of mosaic-making
and a discussion of the issue of 'art or craft'?
Mike has completed extensive periods
of field research at archaeological sites in Greece, Egypt,
Crete and Rome, and undertaken archaeological investigations
of ancient Egyptian tombs in the Aswan region of Upper Egypt.
He has studied at: the National Museums of Athens, Rome
and London; the Louvre; The Royal Museums of Art and History
(Brussels); the Archaeological Museum of the University
of Zurich; the München Glyptothek (Munich); the Staatliche
Museen (Berlin); and the Galleria Borghese, Museo Capitolino,
Palazzo dei Conservatori, Museo della Civiltà Romana, Museo
Gregoriano Profano, and Museo Pio-Clementino (Rome). Mike
has made studies of mosaics at Pompeii, Herculaneum,
Ostia, Santa Costanza (Rome), the Villa Adriano (Tivoli),
and at the Baths of Caracalla and Diocletian (Rome).
Detail of Mosaic from the Villa of the
Birds, Alexandria
OUTLINE OF THE SESSIONS
SESSION ONE
General Introduction
WHAT ARE MOSAICS?
THE FIRST MOSAICS
Mosaics in the Greek World
PEBBLE STYLE
CHIP MOSAIC TECHNIQUE
TESSERA TECHNIQUE
HELLENISTIC PICTORIAL MOSAICS OPUS
VERMICULATUM
SESSION TWO
Mosaics in the Roman World
MOSAICS OF THE LATE REPUBLIC AND
EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE PERIOD ITALY AND NORTH AFRICA (c.200
BC 375 AD)
ITALY: OPUS SIGNINUM STYLE
WALLS AND VAULTS
DEVELOPMENTS IN FLOOR MOSAICS NORTH
AFRICA
Case study of the mosaics of Piazza
Armerina
ROME: THE LATER EMPIRE
THE ROMAN WEST
THE ROMAN EAST
EARLY CHRISTIAN MOSAICS
SESSION THREE
Ancient Mosaics Art or Craft?
MAKING ANCIENT MOSAICS
ART OR CRAFT?
Zeugma: A Case Study
The Villa of the Birds, Alexandria
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