New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-22
How MOSAIC PIcTUEES IRE MADE
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The Guardian IL RE velvet saH.l cap came 10 NY
nd when wa, at iau.t VITA most courteous *.
plantations. It, mentioned inc."nrtaIy that, IN =
1rrt.ll' of Pope I!G, v, there were one nli.uon
lo..u hundred thousand p. res. each no larger
than grain q. m.ict; but TIL, statement take %
I,va loo, mainly gue,-W0rh. The enamel be pro-
crrleU % tell ne. Is KIND OF GAS Co.oIed VITA
metallic oxides. ana 10 !. 80 luNlUt tAat 81 can 10
drawn out u'o threads small rods. or o'l"h1 s'cAS
of varying degree, OF hncne'S slightly resembling
tie tyne used iy cOmpO>tur,. These Po.ythIoWtlio
rods are kept IT, drawers properly numbered 80 t'!s
the artist always knows 20 which ease TO Ietdlt
,,la,. ne ren.rrs fresh supply OF particular tint
or t,rts When IT, picture IS commenced the hist
stem is TO place tLc easel slab oi marble, ec2prr
~ Slate Of the SIC hNed upon; ana this san j o..
lowed ont TO depth oi "noH- th'G a hl n .ii
inches. leaving hat border all round Whgn WIZ
be on a lcye. with tie completed mosaic Inc eA-
coygtll slab /, mtcr,e'tct nY transverse eTOOHcsot
channels So Is 20 hold more tcuac0u,y The cement
IN which tie mounts Of enamel VIII be ln'td@'A
Then tie hDll wed Sab i h,led with GtN>o' ..
plaster of Pans. ON which IL" proposed dies IN y
accurately traced pa outline ami usually IN pen a.H
inN The artist then procc e., 20 scoop our a S ~
portion OF tie plaster with 3 Aitc sharp 1907. lo
ills up the cavity thus made with wet cement Ts
I" uastlc.' ard into this mastlc he sucCcsNiNeB
thrll.ts the spcule or the tcsscr'e, - lhs cav
may be- according 10 the pattern al M SIDE. III VIC
broad folds oil dupery or IN the even shadows Oh =
BACKGROUND or q clear sky, his morsels OF enahe'
may be rs large rs one OF par of dice IN the &C.
tails of lips eyes or halr or foliage. or lovers ''
bits of glass may bc no larger than pms he1ds. -
The cement, or mastic. Is made, 50 tar rs COuiiu
gather from my informant OF slaked lime, timely
powdered llburtine marble and !inseed o'I' ans
When thoroughly dry is as hard as flint. sometimes
the mastlc which ills the cavity Is snoothed ~"
painted in fresco with exact replica OF the paw
tern and into this the bts OF glass are driven -.
cording 10 tint, by means OF "A small wooden m1i'I,
If the effect produced wOuudS the artist eye no
can easily amend the defect 10y Withdrawing NV
offending piece of enamel and driving IN anotnca
while the cement is still wet; and, by obserNlns
proper precautions. II can be kept damp LOT inoto
than a fortnight When the work is completed, a tS
tiny creyices which may remain are caIeluIy
plugged or stopped" with pounded marble, VI
with enamel mixed with wax, and tue entire SUI SUI,
face Of the picture is then ground down to perIeH'
planc. and finally polished with putty aud o.L
byzantine may be broadly distinguished IrO,a
Roman mosaic by the circumstance Of the surlsoe
of the former being left unground aud unpolisheu-
save where there is FURNISHED gold-thus Ieavlns
an rregularity OF surface productive of great Vlgp.
of effect A yirtuous picture OF the byzantine syi
can at once be recognized as a mosaic even u ~
he hung at an altitude Of hundred ieet from .ho
ground; but perfected mosaic posture. AFTER ',s
Roman manner. might easily be mistaken, even az
I.ry short distance for a very deliberately hnIshco
aud highly vanished painting IN oils.