analysis

ARTS 1A: Spotlight on Technique 3

Mosaic

Watch the first video, “Launch Pad: Ancient and Byzantine Mosaic Materials,” without using the

closed-captioning button, as the film is already subtitled. Address the following questions in your

notebook:

https://youtu.be/zPjbiP66-6M

1. What is the definition of “in situ”?

2. What are “tesserae”?

Watch the second video, “Launch Pad: Making Ancient and Byzantine Mosaics,” without using

the closed-captioning button, as the film is already subtitled. Address the following questions in

your notebook:

https://youtu.be/fvX1vorZgF4

1. What was the name of the first-century architect who described the ideal foundation for a mosaic in four layers?

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