12024-02-15T12:16:39-08:00Floor Mosaic Artist10Who made the floor mosaicplain2024-02-29T08:15:28-08:00
Maggie McCracken, Class of 2025, College of the Holy Cross
Who made the floor mosaic?
The exact artist who made this mosaic is unknown. Since it was installed in a private home the artist was most likely contracted. There may have been one person working on the floor but most likely there were multiple under the direction of one person who designed it.Since floor mosaics are part of the architecture of a building it is interesting to consider how a mosaicist might be different from other artists. (S)he does not work in a separate studio, (s)he works in the final location that the piece will be seen. Advantages to this include having a good idea of the shape of the room and lighting. The artist was adept at creating an image but was also skilled in making the foundation. An artist in the early Medieval period would most likely have been trained partly in a Roman style and partly with Byzantine influence.
