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Originally Posted by andrewcriddle
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Originally Posted by avi
Perhaps the problem is my ignorance of both art and history. Are there no known examples of two thousand year old mosaics which represent people or ideas in a straightforward, non-symbolic fashion? Does every ancient Roman/Greek mosaic always embed symbolism within it?
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Even if it is a picture of the Emperor it is a symbolic representation of the Emperor not an attempt at a photograph. |
It might be argued that to the people of antiquity the technology of a skillfully created mosaic (which survived, or paintings that did not) was equivalent to the technology of a 21st century photograph. What better way was there to declare openly your devotion and piety towards the very powerful ruler of the age, the Lord God Caesar Constantine?
06-10-2010, 03:33 PM
