mosaic
image or writing made from an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials
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Summary
mosaic is an artistic technique[1]. mosaic ranks in the top 7% of artistic technique entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,849 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: type of work of art[3]
- Subclass of: plastic artwork[4], two-dimensional visual artwork[5], assemblage[6], material[7], architectural element[8], civil engineering construction[9]
- Commons category: Mosaics[10]
- Has part(s): tessera[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mosaic[12]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13], Vlastenský slovník historický[14], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22]
- Different from: mosaic making[23], Q17484873[24], tile artwork[25]
- Fabrication method: mosaic making[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Craft[27], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
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Influence
Things named for mosaic include Mosaic[29], a web browser[30], founded in 1993[31] and Mozilla Application Suite[32], an Internet suite[33].
Why It Matters
mosaic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] mosaic is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for mosaic include Mosaic[29], a web browser[30], founded in 1993[31] and Mozilla Application Suite[32], an Internet suite[33].