Mosaic - Finestre sull'Arte

True provenance of mosaic with erotic scene delivered in 2025 to Pompeii discovered

The mosaic with an erotic scene that had been returned in July 2025 to the Pompeii Archaeological Park did not actually come from the Vesuvian area, but from a Roman villa in the Marche region. The provenance was confirmed by subsequent studies condu...
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Nicola Montalbini talks about her mosaic at the center of a case: 'Moving will melt a new place'

In recent months, there has been much talk in Ravenna about the Floor that Nicola Montalbini (Ravenna, 1986) created for the Biennale del Mosaico Contemporaneo: installed at Porta Adriana, his mosaic has quickly transcended the exhibition dimension t...
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Ravenna wants to keep Montalbini's mosaic. But the Soprintendenza is having it dismantled

Do you rememberIl Pavimento, the large mosaic designed by Nicola Montalbini(we talked about it here) and installed inside Porta Adriana, one of the historic entrances to the city of Ravenna and passageway to the main pedestrian artery of the center, ...
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Nicola Montalbini's mosaic in Ravenna becomes a case: it's temporary, but the city wants to keep it

In Ravenna, a city historically associated with the great wall mosaic cycles of its basilicas, acontemporary work placed on the ground is catalyzing attention beyond the strictly artistic sphere. It is Il Pavimento, a mosaic designed by Nicola Montal...
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At the MAR in Ravenna, the first exhibition entirely devoted to the relationship between Chagall and mosaic art

From October 18, 2025 to January 18, 2026, the MAR - Art Museum of the City of Ravenna hosts Chagall in Mosaic. From Project to Work, the first exhibition entirely dedicated to the relationship between Marc Chagall and mosaic art. The exhibition ina...
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When contemporary mosaic is a hymn to life. The art of Enzo Tinarelli

To see Enzo Tinarelli's mosaics it is necessary to see his painting; to see his painting it is necessary to get lost in the midst of his mosaics; to grasp the soul of his art, it may be useful to review a contribution that, it was the early 2000s, Va...
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A novel technique in the history of mosaics: the Annunciation in Pisa Cathedral

Entering Pisa Cathedral through the main door, we are greeted by the large apsidal mosaic that stands out imposingly at the end of the nave. In the center, Christ Pantocrator by Francesco da Pisa stands out, while on the right we find the figure of S...
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Interview with Giulio Candussio: "Mosaic is a crucible where matter, light, color and space come together."

Born in Paularo, in the province of Udine, in 1945, Julius Candussio is internationally recognized for his mastery of mosaic art. His training began at the prestigious Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli in Spilimbergo, an institute that has promoted the st...
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