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A Byzantine Workshop in the Capital of Mosaic

Ravenna - Italy Ravenna is an historic city situated between Florence and Venice. In its 2000 year history, Ravenna was the last Capital of the Western Roman Empire (5th C.A.D) and the principal Centre of Byzantine Civilization in Italy (6th - 8 th C. A.D).   Today Ravenna is known world-wide as the Capital of Mosaics on account of its unique artistic heritage Discover the Byzantine Mosaic Art of Ravenna with our   courses one-week long. Make yourself an ancient reproduction ! SUCH THINGS WILL HAPPEN TO RAVENNA! At Ravenna you may come across mosaics when least expecting to, perhaps while exploring in the historic city centre for very different reasons. Something of this kind happened recently in Ravenna with the rediscovery of over 1,200 square metres of floors that were lying at a depth of over four metres below street level. These Roman, Theodoric and Byzantine mosaics are due to be displayed on the site where they were found. They depict human figures, symbolic scenes and geometric motifs.... Need further info on mosaic art and our workshop ? Fill in our Enquiry Form (no obligation)

Description Our Workshop was founded in Ravenna in 1970. We reproduce ancient and modern mosaics adopting the same techniques and materials used by the ancient Roman and Byzantine craftsmen. We can proudly say that we make only Artistic Mosaics, not "Industrial" mosaics (the industrial mosaic have clean cut tesserae of the same size). Upon request we carry out any type of project. The Mosaic Art Studio works in cooperation with renowned painters and architects and their works are appreciated everywhere in the World. Furthemore we restore ancient mosaics from Byzantine and Roman churches, excavations, etc. Courses and Mosaic School Monthly we organize one-week courses (five days) suitable for beginners and advanced mosaicists. Students from all countries of the World partecipate in our classes and their ages vary from 25 to 55. The participants learn the fine and ancient technique of reproduction, using stones, marble, and smalti (the particular type of mosaic glass). Materials are hand-cut into tiles named "tesserae" using the hammer and the hardie. Students can see the main methods employed to make mosaics and reproductions. Find out further info on our school in the courses page. Virtual Gallery and Books We sell and deliver mosaics in all countries of World. In our Workshop we have thousands of images/photos of mosaics (ancient and modern) and dozens of finished mosaics. You can take a look at the gallery page where we have shown some examples of our production. Furthermore we have a books-page where we have chosen some interesting titles on mosaic from the Amazon Bookshop. Soon we'll add new pages on supplies, tools and more.. Note to the surfers : you can read the next pages simply pressing the "next" button that appears at the bottom of page

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Mosaic Art Studio
Via Francesco Negri, 14 - 48100 Ravenna (Italy)
Ph.(+39) 349-601-4566 Fax(+39) 0544 67061
Email : mosaic @ sira.it