A Biblical mosaic from the Farnesina Collection
https://openthemagazine.com/art-culture/a-roman-saga-in-mosaic/#google_vignette
Media Source: Open Magazine (India)
Date: 25 June 2025
Had there existed no form of art in the ancient world, knowledge of the lives and habits of early peoples would have been woefully sparse. It is through the delicately crafted iron and bronze sculptures and seals that the scale and progress of antiquarian civilisations is known. This idea is the catalyst behind Mosaico: Italian…
Had there existed no form of art in the ancient world, knowledge of the lives and habits of early peoples would have been woefully sparse. It is through the delicately crafted iron and bronze sculptures and seals that the scale and progress of antiquarian civilisations is known. This idea is the catalyst behind Mosaico: Italian Code of a Timeless Art, an exhibition of Italian mosaics dating back 2,000 years. Presented by the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre in New Delhi and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the exhibition consists of mosaics of varying sizes and multimedia works explaining the history and heritage of mosaic art. It is on display at the Humayun’s Tomb Museum, Delhi - certainly a complementary fit. As Ratish Nanda from the Aga Khan Trust explains, “We are so pleased we could get these mosaics to the Humayun’s Tomb Museum. The mosaic craftsmanship is so similar to Mughal pietra dura (a decorative art style in which marble is inlaid with semi-precious stones to create mosaic-like patterns), which originated in Italy, as well as the mother of pearl inlay in lacquer that we were able to revive and put on display here.”