Mosaic Of The Unswept Floor

As described by pliny it is a floor mosaic which depicted the leftovers of a meal on a floor.
Mosaic of the unswept floor. Notice the little mouse and the seashell. Another ambitious modern rendition of the unswept floor mosaic is this one from vanessa somers. The idea is to give the appearance of real objects littering a floor as a kind of trompe l oeil effect. This was said to represent the floor of a dining room after a banquet.
Kunstformen der natur 1904 by ernst haeckel the unswept floor is a now lost mosaic by the 2nd century bc mosaicist sosus of pergamon. The unswept floor is a theme from classical mosaics such as one to be found in the vatican. There is a even a specific greek term for this asaroton. In the middle of the room is a reference to egypt and the nile with crocodiles birds aquatic plants and figures representing isis and osiris.
Her work measuring six foot wide and five feet high uses the orginal colour scheme of the vatican museum mosaic and is a clear re examination of the ancient theme. It s a wonderfully whimsical design of the debris from a roman feast strewn carelessly over a dining room floor. Exquisite detail on a simple background of white stones. One of the few mosaics master we do know the name of is sosus of pergamos famous for his work the unswept floor which inspired later copies.
Screen shot of unswept floor animation film. Typically the items are debris from a feast indicating that the owner of the house knows how to throw a really good party. Inspiration for the un swept floor mosaic for a long time i have been wanting to make my own version of the famous ancient un swept floor mosaic motif.