From the Roman Mosaic to the Portuguese Pavement: Continuity of an Artistic Expression in Time and Space

Maria De Jesus DURAN KREMER

doi:https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.440550

Article Details

From the Roman Mosaic to the Portuguese Pavement: Continuity of an Artistic Expression in Time and Space

Authors:

Maria De Jesus DURAN KREMER

Publisher:

Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics:

History of ancient world

Journal:

Journal of Mosaic Research 2018 Issue 11, pp.27-39

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000488332

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

2619-9165

pISSN:

1309-047X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.440550

Abstract:

 


The embellishment of pavements has always assumed a crucial role in what can be considered the furnishing of private and public spaces. The best known in antiquity has been, without doubt, the mosaic in all its forms: pebble mosaics, opus signinum, opus tessellatum, opus sectile.

The mosaic, of Greco-Roman and Byzantine tradition, is one of the architectural and artistic elements that, for centuries, had been used to decorate the room in which they were placed. The beauty, coupled with the durabi-lity and strength of the material, was a determining aspect of the use of the mosaic as a pavement: two closely related aspects when looking at the Roman mosaic, which can still be found today on the Portuguese pavement or Portuguese mosaic, as it is called on the other side of the Atlantic.

In this article, we intend to illustrate the continuity of an art, which has kept many classic motifs alive through the centuries taking it far beyond the territories of the Roman Empire.

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Her zaman, özel ve kamusal alanların düzenlenmesi olarak kabul edilen döşemelerin motiflerle bezenmesinin büyük öneme sahip olduğu düşünülmüştür. Antik Çağ'da en bilinen döşeme türü ise hiç şüphesiz, her türlü mozaiklerdir: çakıl mozaikler, opus signinum, opus tessellatum, opus sectile.

Greko-Romen ve Bizans geleneğinde mozaikler, yüzyıllar boyunca yerleştirildikleri odayı dekore etmek için kullanılan mimari ve sanatsal unsurlardan birisi olarak kabul edilmişlerdir. Malzemenin dayanıklılığı ve sağlamlığının yanı sıra güzellik de mozaiğin bir döşeme olarak kullanılmasının belirleyici niteliklerini oluşturmaktadır: Roma mozaikleri ile Portekiz Döşemesi ya da Atlantik’in karşı tarafında verilen ismiyle Portekiz Mozaiği karşılaştırıldığında bugün bile hala görülebilen ve birbiriyle bağlantılı olan iki özelliktir.

Bu makalede klasik motiflerini yüzyıllar boyunca koruyan ve Roma İmparatorluğu’nun sınırlarının ötesine yayılan bir sanatın sürekliliğinin gözler önüne serilmesi amaçlanmaktadır.

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Article Details

From the Roman Mosaic to the Portuguese Pavement: Continuity of an Artistic Expression in Time and Space

Authors: Maria De Jesus DURAN KREMER

Publisher: Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics: History of ancient world

Journal: Journal of Mosaic Research 2018 Issue 11, pp.27-39

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 11/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000488332

Frequency: Monthly

eISSN: 2619-9165

pISSN: 1309-047X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.440550

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Authors:

Maria De Jesus DURAN KREMER

Publisher:

Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics:

History of ancient world

Journal:

Journal of Mosaic Research 2018 Issue 11, pp.27-39

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000488332

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

2619-9165

pISSN:

1309-047X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.440550