Mosaic from the St Marks Basilica, Venice Italy showing the head of a saint. The mosaic is in part made of tiles inlaid with gold leaf. Dates from around the early 1400′s CE. In 2011 this work could be found in the upper visitors gallery in St Marks. Although we could look at this from [...]
Close-up of the walls in St Marks in Venice (see previous post). Each tile is about 1cm on a side. In total there are about 8500 sq mtrs covering the inside of the building. All 24 carat gold.
Its made of gold. Really gold. Millions of tiny – 1cm on a side – tiles of glass and gold leaf totaling some 8500 sq mtrs according to our guide. That’s a big block of gold. This image does not really do it justice. The Basilica is the most fantastic place. aside from the gold, [...]
Copper, 2000+years old and they look like they last took breath seconds ago. Read the Wikipedia blurb on them Personally I have never seen craftsmanship quite like it.There are four of them, a complete chariot team and the only set like them in existence. The scratches are deliberate – because they are designed to be [...]