Città Amica Delle Donne - City Friendly to Women
The practice of miniature mosaics originated in 18th century Rome and were created by artists of the time all within a stone’s a throw of the Vatican Mosaic Workshop. Themes were inspired by Italian art and nature. Along with mosaics, this technique became a means of preserving and restoring religious paintings that were deteriorating, as a result of age, or climatic damage.
The minute 2-3mm glass tesserae of a micro mosaic, meant that smaller more portable artworks and jewellery could be created as souvenirs. Popular as travel souvenirs for young gentlemen on The Grand Tour through Europe. . .
Continuing reading this post on my website: Spring in Ravenna, Italy: City of Mosaics, part 2, - Micro Mosaics
