The history of mosaic art begins with the earliest civilizations, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, and the people of the Minoan-Mycenaean region, who used this technique to adorn their buildings, sarcophagi, and floors...
Gold is the protagonist of many masterpieces in the history of art, such as Byzantine mosaics, paintings by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini, Gentile da Fabriano and Gustave Klimt. The ancient technique of the Gold Background, with which all these works were made, was excellently described in the treatise of about 1440 by Cenninino Cennini, entitled "Libro dell'arte"...
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