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The dome of the Baptistery of the Orthodox 449 —452 has a third zone that shows, in alternation, the four Gospel books set on altars and four ornate empty thrones Ap 22. The tiny tesserae allowed very fine detail, and an approach to the illusionism of painting. Detail of mosaic from Monastery The Monastery on was established by in 1043—1056.

The indirect method of mosaic creation, customarily employed for large-scale commissions with repetitive design elements, requires the components glass, tiles etc to be affixed face-down onto a sticky backing. After the reconquest of the city by in 1261 the Hagia Sophia was restored and a beautiful new was made on the south gallery. The comprehensive use of the term to include both kinds of mosaic became established gradually in the post-antique period.

Welcome to Mosaic Arts - New glass tesserae smalti were manufactured from thick sheets of coloured glass. The mosaics of the church are undoubtedly works of Byzantine artists.