Mosaic

:This article is about a decorative art. See Mosaic (disambiguation) for other meanings.

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Mosaic is a medium of art that may embody the most meaningful iconography in a culture's most important settings, as in the cathedral of Monreale (below), or it may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration. In mosaics, small tiles or fragments of pottery (known as tesserae, diminutive tessellae) or of colored glass or clear glass backed with metal foils, are used to create a pattern or picture.

Related Topics:
Medium of art - Monreale - Decorative art - Interior decoration - Tile - Tesserae

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