Today, we went to the Saint Petka's chapel and were assigned a drawing of a mosaic. For my mosaic drawing, I drew Mary, a very important and crucial figure. Although I only drew Mary, she was being worshiped by another figure. This figure was very colorful, and included blue, red, yellow, orange, purple and gray. Mary was wearing purple, a supposed royal color. However, she was covered in a gray ordeal, that covered most of her body. As seen in many other mosaics, Mary had the halo indicating the sign of power and importance. For the objects, Mary was sitting on two pillows,one that was red and the other one blue. Along with the two pillows, Mary was placed in a decorated chair. The figure worshiping her was not as important, due to the fact it did not have power signs. Mary also had floating feet, the same goes for the figure to the left.
I believe that this mosaic does go along with the rules set by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Both of the figures have floating feet, and in this case, Mary is taller than everyone, indicating power. Mary is larger than the other figure and the picture is more focused on her. If the figures were to join, Mary would certainly over lap the remaining figures or objects. Over all, I believe that this mosaic perfectly fits the standards or rules given to us by the Museum.
Lastly, this mosaic is a perfect example of Byzantine Art. It is very similar in size, color, shape and objects. This mosaic seems to perfectly fit the Byzantine Art standards. The mosaics are very similar, and have equal details. In conclusion, this Mary mosaic will certainly fit and be a great real life example of Byzantine Art.
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