Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: mosaics

With one of the world's largest collections of mosaics, the Bardo struggles to find space to display the wondrous pieces. There is a combination of thematic presentation, and a general chronological progression as one wanders through (assuming one starts at the beginning, which Jo tends to do), In the end, there are some examples so significant and so large, that presentation space has obviously been specifically designed and modified to hold it.

A 4th or 5th century baptismal, beautifully lined with mosaic tiles, pictures, patterns, and inscriptions. Bardo Museum in Tunis.

At the Roman Villas site in Carthage, scores of mosaic slabs are laying about. We assume they are waiting for a more permanent home, given that they were none-too-shabby! They did appear very random and forgotten. Not sure if they would notice one or two missing...

Tornareccio is well known in the area for two things. The first is its primary industry, honey. More recently, the town has been decorated with all manner of mosaics. Over the last 15-20 years, artists have provided a range of styles and themes. Unsurprisingly, bees and bee products are common topics.

A vertical panorama inside the former Church of the Divine Wisdom, now the Aya Sofya Museum, in Trabzon, showing the floor mosaic work as well as the light and spacious dome.

Floor detail from the middle of the first century. Church of SS Lot & Procopius, near Mt Nebo.

A richly decorated cloister. The passages have murals and frescoes and mosaics with Biblical stories as well as the tales of many saints.