Which artwork has these characteristics?

covers floors or walls
has bright colors
shows geometric patterns, motifs, vines, and flowers
Responses

Portal in the Northwest Arcades of Friday Mosque in Isfahan, Iran
Image with alt text: Portal in the Northwest Arcades of Friday Mosque in Isfahan, Iran

Byzantine mosaic of Emperor Justinian and his attendants at San Vitale, Ravenna
Image with alt text: Byzantine mosaic of Emperor Justinian and his attendants at San Vitale, Ravenna

Detail of Nile Mosaic from the House of the Faun, showing several ducks in water
Image with alt text: Detail of Nile Mosaic from the House of the Faun, showing several ducks in water

1 answer

The artwork that best fits the characteristics you described—covering floors or walls, featuring bright colors, and displaying geometric patterns, motifs, vines, and flowers—is likely the Portal in the Northwest Arcades of the Friday Mosque in Isfahan, Iran. This type of Islamic architecture often includes elaborate tilework with vibrant colors and intricate patterns.

The other two options, the Byzantine mosaic and the Nile Mosaic, while colorful and featuring patterns, do not primarily cover floors or walls in the same way that Islamic tilework does.