The Arts Past and Present: Mosaics - for iPad/Mac/PC
How can we read an image to tell us more about its ancient maker? In this album a mosaic artist, Catherine Parkinson, visits the splendidly-preserved ancient Roman mosaics at Brading Villa on the Isle of Wight. With the help of two archaeologists she discovers that the iconography reveals important clues about the villa inhabitants' world view, taste, and aspirations. Their leisure pursuits, the value placed on learning, and their views on men and women are just some of the themes revealed in...
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The Arts Past and Present: Mosaics
The Arts Past and Present: Mosaics - for iPad/Mac/PC
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Mosaics at Brading Villa
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The Astronomer
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The Cockheaded Man
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Orpheus
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The Shepherd
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Medusa
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Reading Roman Mosaics
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