3155) Mosaic Art Crafts, Republic of France: "Métiers d'Art (or "Art Professions")" Stamp Series": La Poste, France (French Post) has issued a Stamp of 1.96 Euro highlighting the profession of Mosaic Art Creator: Date/Year of Stamp issue: 15.01.2024:
About Artistic Careers - The Mosaic Art Creator:
After the stone sculptor, the jeweller, the ironworker, the cabinetmaker, the leatherworker, the crystal cutter, the bookbinder, the organ builder, metal engraver, ceramist, stained glass maker, feather maker, violin maker, coppersmith, fan maker, the Illuminator, it is the know-how of the Mosaic Art creator that is in the spotlight for this year's postage stamp.
What is a mosaic?
A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of coloured stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.
Mosaic includes not just murals and pavements, but also artwork, hobby crafts, and industrial and construction forms.
Mosaics have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean Greece, mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
Early basilicas from the 4th century onwards were decorated with wall and ceiling mosaics.
Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th centuries, that tradition was adopted by the Norman Kingdom of Sicily in the 12th century, by the eastern-influenced Republic of Venice, and among the Rus.
Mosaic fell out of fashion in the Renaissance, though artists like Raphael continued to practice the old technique. Roman and Byzantine influence led Jewish artists to decorate 5th and 6th century synagogues in the Middle East with floor mosaics.
Figurative mosaic, but mostly without human figures, was widely used on religious buildings and palaces in the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
Such mosaics went out of fashion after the 8th century, except for geometrical patterns in techniques such as zellij, which remain popular in many areas.
Modern mosaics are made by artists and craftspeople around the world. Many materials other than traditional stone, ceramic tesserae, enameled and stained glass may be employed, including shells, beads, charms, chains, gears, coins, and pieces of costume jewellery.
Mosaic materials:
Traditional mosaics are made of small cubes of roughly square pieces of stone or handmade glass enamel of different colours, known as tesserae. Some of the earliest mosaics were made of natural pebbles, originally used to reinforce floors.
Mosaic skinning (covering objects with mosaic glass) is done with thin enameled glass and opaque stained glass. Modern mosaic art is made from any material in any size ranging from carved stone, bottle caps, and found objects.
The earliest known examples of mosaics made of different materials were found at a temple building in Abra, Mesopotamia, and are dated to the second half of 3rd millennium BC.
They consist of pieces of coloured stones, shells and ivory. Excavations at Susa and Chogha Zanbil show evidence of the first glazed tiles, dating from around 1500 BC.
In France:
France is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories.
It is a well-known industry in France for reinventing the art of marble and stone mosaics in a creative production, influencing and leading the realisation of artistic mosaic designs.
The Postage Stamp:
On 15.01.2024, a 1.96 Euro postage stamp has been issued by La Poste France, which is the latest issue in the Metiers d'Art Series initiated in 2016.
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1) For more on the Olympics and Paralympics held in the past, including the origins and history of the Olympics and Commemorative coins issued both on London Olympics and Paralympics please read my post on the London Olympics 2012 link as follows: History of the ancient & modern Olympics and Paralympics & commemorative coins issued during the London Olympics and Paralympics
4) For Rio 2016, please click on the following link to get interesting insights into the mascots of the Rio Olympics Vinicius and Tom, the Games and the Commemorative Coins and stamps issue programme: 1)The 31st Summer Olympics "Rio 2016"2) Commemorative Stamps and booklets issued by the Department of Posts, India on 05.08.2016
5) For Ancient Olympic Games on Greek Coins of Antiquity, please click on the following link: Ancient Olympic Games on Greek Coins of Antiquity
6) For a set of Post cards titled "Olympic Events": please click on the following link: "Olympic Events": A set of 12 Post Cards issued by the Karnataka Postal Circle, India Post on 11.07.2016
7) For a presentation set of two stamps titled "Spirit of Olympics, Athens, Atlanta" please visit the following link: Spirit of the Olympic Games, Athens-Atlanta: Celebrating the Centenary of the Modern Olympic Games
8) For a presentation set of four stamps titled "XXVIII Olympic Games" (2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece, please visit the following link: XVIII Summer Olympic Games, Athens Greece (2004)
9) For a presentation set of two stamps titled "XXIX Olympic Games" (2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing, China, please visit the following link: XXIX Olympic Games Beijing, China: 08.08.08- 24.08.08: A Presentation set of four stamps issued by India Post on 08.08.08
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