Sophia Cathedral became the first Russian church, decorated with mosaics. In the 18 century Lomonosov thoroughly studied the technology puzzle, opened the proceedings smalt. His work "The battle of Poltava in the Academy of Sciences, made the mosaic still amazes imagination. It was at this time include the emergence of the "Russian Mosaic" when the wizard makes a set of stone plates of the same species (malachite, jasper, amber) on the surface of boxes, table tops, columns, vases, who skillfully simulated product, carved from solid stone. A second surge of interest in the mosaic in Russia is the mid-19 th century, when created Isaac's Cathedral. Its walls and vaults are decorated 62 mosaic panels with total area of 600 square kilometers.

m Re-established at the Academy of Sciences workshop on creating glazes (an alloy of glass with metal dyes) was able not only to produce the known technologies, but also to invent their own (for example, were introduced different shades of pink and purple with gold compounds, red and green – copper compounds, blue, and blue – cobalt compounds. Third birth of love for mosaic refers to the construction of the Moscow Metro. Metro station, so have been turned into museum displays. Types performed in several techniques and styles. I must say that the work of contemporary masters use the techniques developed by another the ancient Greeks or the Florentines. Decorative (art) mosaic – is the most ancient form of mosaics of natural stone, marble or onyx, which cleverly chosen a picturesque composition.

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