Opus sectile is a form of pietra dura popularized in the ancient and medieval Roman world where materials were cut and inlaid into walls and floors to...
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St. Nicholas Church, Demre (section Opus sectile)
church preserve opus sectile decoration. St. Nicholas Church opus sectile St. Nicholas Church opus sectile St. Nicholas Church opus sectile The Orthodox...
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villa and its artwork date to the early 4th century AD. The mosaic and opus sectile floors cover some 3,500 m2 and are almost unique in their excellent state...
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considered original. The floor, executed primarily in opus sectile and to a lesser extent in opus tessellatum, dates to either the late eleventh century...
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Cosmatesque (redirect from Opus Alexandrinum)
below, whereas opus sectile also includes figurative designs made in the same technique. Opus alexandrinum is another form of opus sectile, where only a...
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opus sectile from the triclinium (Antiquarium) opus sectile from the triclinium (Antiquarium) opus sectile from the triclinium (Antiquarium) opus sectile...
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Orientali, in via Napoleone III, 3. It is best known for its examples of opus sectile work. The basilica was built by Junius Bassus in 331 during his consulate...
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rich marble opus sectile floor. On the north side of this peristyle was a large triclinium overlooking the lake, also with an opus sectile floor. Surrounding...
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supporting the weight of the dome and ceiling. Below the dome is an Opus sectile pavement of multicolored stones. The church was built with a cross-in-square...
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bricks of tuff, referred to as cubilia, placed around a core of opus caementicium. Opus sectile Art technique popularized in the ancient and medieval Roman...
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clay sealing inscribed in Hebrew, Persian period YHD coins, Herodian opus sectile tiles, Byzantine tesserae, and arrowheads, mostly from the Crusader period...
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Mosaic (redirect from Opus palladianum)
as "crazy paving". Opus sectile: A major shape (e.g. heart, letter, cat) is formed by a single tessera, as later in pietra dura. Opus classicum: When vermiculatum...
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Cosmatesque. Similarly, for works that use larger pieces of stone or tile, opus sectile may be used. Pietra dura is essentially stone marquetry. As a high expression...
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the columns and some of the opus sectile. There are conch mosaics in the basilica's three apses and the fine opus sectile on the central apse wall is...
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Domus Transitoria, with marble-lined pools and paving in multicoloured opus sectile. Unimpressed by Hadrian's architectural design for the temple, his most...
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near the omphalos. In room VI there are paintings and decorations in opus sectile from the Domus Transitoria, built by Nero and then covered by the Domus...
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Sophia. The spandrels of the gallery are faced in inlaid thin slabs (opus sectile), showing patterns and figures of flowers and birds in precisely cut...
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and covered within a four-posted baldachin. The aisles were paved in opus sectile while the nave was paved with polychrome mosaics. The complex included...
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Zodiac detail, from the opus sectile pavement in San Miniato...
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Triomphe du Carrousel are made of griotte. The Opus Alexandrinum pavement of Bristol Cathedral and Opus Sectile floors of Peterborough Cathedral are made of...
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inlay techniques for floors, furniture and walls include pietre dure, opus sectile (Ancient Roman), and medieval Cosmatesque work – these typically inlay...
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of the decorational scheme of the second phase (such as the mosaic, opus sectile and paint work). Like many ancient Roman houses, the House of the Faun...
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basilica. There is a decorated floor mosaic laid in the technique of "opus sectile" within the basilica and several rooms have been unearthed. The first...
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buildings. It was decorated with wall paintings, stucco mouldings and opus sectile marble polychrome panels. The life-size head of a young man carved in...
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quantities of marble and glass paste which suggests fine coverings in opus sectile. The baths are at the bottom of the valley and the residential part is...
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lacks the usual impluvium. It retains its original flooring of opus tesselatum and opus sectile. A highly adorned biclinium (a dining-couch for two persons)...
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with "artificial stalactites and encrustations" as well as a coloured opus sectile floor, and a "room" left of the Polyphemus group had a number of theatrical...
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Another noted architectural discovery consisted of dozens of multi-colored Opus sectile tiles of various shapes, which enabled a reconstruction of the tiling...
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colorless exterior. Featured on the floor is the Roman art technique of opus sectile in which materials are cut and inlaid into walls and floors to make pictures...
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