WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Greeks refined the art of figural mosaics by embedding pebbles in mortar. The Romans took the art form to the next level by using tesserae (cubes of stone, ceramic, or glass) to form intricate, colorful designs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mosaic art is the decoration of a surface with small, variously colored pieces of material, called tesserae. Various materials can be used for tesserae, but stone, glass, and ceramic are the most common. Mosaic art has some similarities to painting as a method for creating pictorial art on a two-dimensional surface.

Detailed explanation-3: -Roman art is known for sculpture in bronze and marble, painting in the form of murals, frescos, portraiture and vase-painting, and architectural masterpieces such as its amphitheatres and domes. It was also known for its decorative arts, which included metalwork, glass work, mosaic and coins.

Detailed explanation-4: -The earliest forms of mosaics to appear in Greco-Roman art date back to the 5th century B.C., with examples found at the ancient cities of Corinth and Olynthus. Those created by the Greeks were primarily constructed from black and white pebbles.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii. The Tomb of the Julii in the Vatican Necropolis, beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. The Gladiator Mosaic from the Via Casilina outside Rome. The Zliten Mosaic from Zliten in Libya. The “Gypsy Girl” from Gaziantep, Turkey.