Mosaic Horse
by Marcia Socolik
Title
Mosaic Horse
Artist
Marcia Socolik
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This mosaic horse, although he has a southwest USA look and feel, was actually photographed in St. Petersburg, Russia, in the Hermitage Museum. On the first floor, the Pavilion Hall, designed by Andrei Stakenschneider in 1858, occupies the Northern Pavilion of the Small Hermitage. It features the 18th-century golden Peacock Clock by James Cox and a collection of mosaics. The floor of the hall is adorned with a 19th-century imitation of an ancient Roman mosaic.
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This mosaic horse is a tiny part of this magnificent mosaic floor located in the Pavilion Hall. The mosaic in the Hermitage is a copy of a Mosaic floor which was discovered in 1780 during the excavations of the Thermae in the ancient Roman town Otriculum (modern Otricoli), near Rome. The original, classical Mosaic is twice the size of the Hermitage copy. The mosaic appears to scenes including a sea god - ( Nethuns, Neptune, Poseidon )?? and seahorses.
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Saint Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703. From 1713 to 1728 and from 1732 to 1918, Saint Petersburg was the Imperial capital of Russia. In 1918 the central government bodies moved from Saint Petersburg (then named Petrograd) to Moscow. Saint Petersburg is a major European cultural center, and also an important Russian port on the Baltic Sea.
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Saint Petersburg is often described as the most Western city of Russia. It is also the northernmost city in the world to have a population of over one million. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to The Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world. A large number of foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and other businesses are located in Saint Petersburg.
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much of the text above is quoted/paraphrased from wikipedia.org
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FEATURED PHOTO, USA Artist News, 12/14/2012
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FEATURED PHOTO, FAA All Art Group, 12/19/2012
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FEATURED PHOTO, FAA Comfortable Art Group, 12/22/2012
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FEATURED PHOTO, FAA Loving the Color GREEN Group, 12/29/2012
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FEATURED PHOTO, FAA Weekly FUN For ALL Group, 12/29/2012
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October 28th, 2012
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