St. Irene (Church : Istanbul, Turkey); Irene, Empress of the East, 752?-803; Constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of the East, 718-775; Apses (Architecture)--Turkey--Istanbul; Art patronage--Turkey--Istanbul--History--8th century
The mosaic of the cross in the apse of Hagia Eirene in Constantinople is examined in order to determine the imperial patron responsible for it's construction. Key points in this study are Orthodox image veneration, Iconoclast doctrine and the...
This mosaic "decorated the vertical bar of the T-form figured composition of the dining room floor to which the mosaic of Pasiphae and Daedalus belonged. The thick swastika-meander band in perspective at the top was the partition between the...
“Detail of the central image of the floor mosaic from the second century BC, which was found in the triclinium (dining hall) of the main atrium. This tiger’s head is from the so-called Tiger Rider, an image showing a Dionysian spirit riding on...
This mosaic "constituted the horizontal bar of the T-form design of a dining room, or hall (triclinium), facing the guests as they entered." (Excerpt, p. 12)
"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
This mosaic's "border consists of two rows of solids in perspective, each with a dot on its face, and between these a rich acanthus scroll. Except in the outer left row the solids meet in the middle. The acanthus branches spring from two...
The "border shows a row of stepped pyramids and a band of guilloche, and between these a wide acanthus scroll. The latter consists of foliate male masks similar to those placed in the corners and from which branches spring in either direction....
Architecture; Buildings; Religious facilities; Mosaics; Mosaic pavements; Floors; Fantasy; Leisure; Recreation; Hunting; Fishing; Landscapes (Representations); Islands; Plants; Trees; Shrubs; Bodies of water; Rivers; Bays (Bodies of water); Men;...
Now heavily restored; "This is the so-called Nile Mosaic, which dates from around 100 BC and shows a Hellenistic adaptation of an old Egyptian motif. It was probably copied in Praeneste from a prototype created in Alexandria." (Excerpt,...
“Scenes from the Zliten mosaic showing (top left) a man condemned to be killed by beasts. He is pushed towards the animals on a miniature chariot. The other scenes show animals being hunted by venatores, and a fight between a bear and a bull...
“Gladiatorial scenes from the Zliten mosaic. The upper scene shows, on the far left, a retiarius wearing a shoulder shield (galerus) and arm guard (manica). He has been disarmed and wounded by a secutor and is holding up a finger in a plea for...
"Mosaic from the Augustan era that decorated the open triclinium of domus I, 5, 2; it is an allegory of the fleeting nature of earthly pleasures and of the leveling power of death. Below the skull, a butterfly and a wheel evoke the soul and...
“The courtyard at the back of the central wing also has a nymphaeum, with a deep pool. The sacellum that seems to emerge from the pool is covered with mosaic, and the paintings on the walls of the courtyard create the illusion of a garden to make...
Address: 2140 Bonnycastle Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. This photograph shows the multi-level entryway of the Commodore Apartments. Stately, high-backed chairs frame a doorway through which a staircase is visible. Above the fireplace mantel is a...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of Joseph J. Egan of Louisville, Kentucky. He is wearing his hair combed to the side and wire-framed glasses. The photograph has been painted on and a lot of discoloration. Stamped on back of image: Herald-Post, Page No. 1, Photo No. 44,...
Buildings; Health care facilities; Hospitals; Drug abuse; Religious facilities; Chapels
Chapel interior, Narcotic Farm, Lexington, Kentucky. White walls, wide domed arches, beam ceilings, and circular metal chandeliers. Domed mosaic window at back of room behind an iron rail atop three low steps. The Narcotic Farm was built as a drug...
Buildings; Hotels; Lodges; Henry Clay Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 604 S. Third Street. The Lodge Room for the Elks Club (inside the Henry Clay Hotel) shows a large room with numerous chairs. Other elements include a mosaic of the United States flag with 48 stars, a clock, a star on a pole, and large...
Streets; Surveying; Men; Fences; Buildings; Industrial facilities; Lumber industry
Straight stretch of a road with a car stopped in the middle of the street. A man stands next to it with surveying equipment while two men are at the shoulder. A fourth man sits against a fence for the Wood Mosaic Company.
Youth organizations; Boy Scouts of America; Boys; Men; Flags; Buildings
Group of eleven uniformed Boy Scouts along with three young men wearing ties (two of them with jackets as well) and two older men wearing suits stand on the steps of a brick building with mosaic tiles on arches above doors. One boy holds an...
