The Unswept Floor
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| [[Herakleitos]] makes [[The Unswept Floor]], mosaic variant of a 2nd-century BC painting by [[Sosos]] of [[Pergamon]]. It is now kept at [[Musei Vaticani]], [[Museo Gregoriano Profano]], [[ex Lateranese]], [[Rome]]. | [[Herakleitos]] makes [[The Unswept Floor]], mosaic variant of a 2nd-century BC painting by [[Sosos]] of [[Pergamon]]. It is now kept at [[Musei Vaticani]], [[Museo Gregoriano Profano]], [[ex Lateranese]], [[Rome]]. | ||
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| The Hellenistic period is equally the time of development of the mosaic, particularly with the works of [[Sosos of Pergamon]], active in the 2nd century BC and the only mosaic artist cited by Pliny (XXXVI, 184). His taste for [[trompe l'oeil]] (optical illusion) and the effects of the medium are found in several works attributed to him such as the "[[Unswept Floor]]" in the Vatican museum, representing the leftovers of a repast (fish bones, bones, empty shells, etc.) and the "Dove Basin" at the [[Capitoline Museum]], known by means of a reproduction discovered in [[Hadrian's Villa]]. In it one sees four doves perched on the edge of a basin filled with water. One of them is watering herself while the others seem to be resting, which creates effects of reflections and shadow perfectly studied by the artist. | The Hellenistic period is equally the time of development of the mosaic, particularly with the works of [[Sosos of Pergamon]], active in the 2nd century BC and the only mosaic artist cited by Pliny (XXXVI, 184). His taste for [[trompe l'oeil]] (optical illusion) and the effects of the medium are found in several works attributed to him such as the "[[Unswept Floor]]" in the Vatican museum, representing the leftovers of a repast (fish bones, bones, empty shells, etc.) and the "Dove Basin" at the [[Capitoline Museum]], known by means of a reproduction discovered in [[Hadrian's Villa]]. In it one sees four doves perched on the edge of a basin filled with water. One of them is watering herself while the others seem to be resting, which creates effects of reflections and shadow perfectly studied by the artist. | ||
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Herakleitos makes The Unswept Floor, mosaic variant of a 2nd-century BC painting by Sosos of Pergamon. It is now kept at Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Profano, ex Lateranese, Rome.
The Hellenistic period is equally the time of development of the mosaic, particularly with the works of Sosos of Pergamon, active in the 2nd century BC and the only mosaic artist cited by Pliny (XXXVI, 184). His taste for trompe l'oeil (optical illusion) and the effects of the medium are found in several works attributed to him such as the "Unswept Floor" in the Vatican museum, representing the leftovers of a repast (fish bones, bones, empty shells, etc.) and the "Dove Basin" at the Capitoline Museum, known by means of a reproduction discovered in Hadrian's Villa. In it one sees four doves perched on the edge of a basin filled with water. One of them is watering herself while the others seem to be resting, which creates effects of reflections and shadow perfectly studied by the artist.
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