Amor Vincit Omnia
This masterpiece of a mosaic captures the title of this piece, “Amor Vincit Omnia” in Latin, meaning “Love Conquers All” in English. The phrase is derived from Virgil’s Eclogues, short pastoral poems that depicted rural life without the complexities of “civilized society.”
“Amor”, known as Eros in Greek and Cupid in Roman mythology, stands on the left, holding his bow and arrow. Anyone shot with one of his arrows falls in love or lust with the first person they lay eyes on. Aries, the god of war, clutches a spear in his right hand and Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, stares straight ahead in the middle.
The affair between Aphrodite and Aries is infamous in Greek mythology, as two opposite gods of love and war. Aphrodite bore Cupid as one of their children.
This work is based off of a 4th century Roman mosaic in Sepphoris in the central Galilee region of northern Israel, just a few kilometers north of Nazareth. Formerly a Palestinian-Jewish village known as Saffuriya in Arabic or Tzipori in Hebrew, it is known for being the Virgin Mary’s birthplace in late antiquity.
This masterpiece of a mosaic captures the title of this piece, “Amor Vincit Omnia” in Latin, meaning “Love Conquers All” in English. The phrase is derived from Virgil’s Eclogues, short pastoral poems that depicted rural life without the complexities of “civilized society.”
“Amor”, known as Eros in Greek and Cupid in Roman mythology, stands on the left, holding his bow and arrow. Anyone shot with one of his arrows falls in love or lust with the first person they lay eyes on. Aries, the god of war, clutches a spear in his right hand and Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, stares straight ahead in the middle.
The affair between Aphrodite and Aries is infamous in Greek mythology, as two opposite gods of love and war. Aphrodite bore Cupid as one of their children.
This work is based off of a 4th century Roman mosaic in Sepphoris in the central Galilee region of northern Israel, just a few kilometers north of Nazareth. Formerly a Palestinian-Jewish village known as Saffuriya in Arabic or Tzipori in Hebrew, it is known for being the Virgin Mary’s birthplace in late antiquity.
This masterpiece of a mosaic captures the title of this piece, “Amor Vincit Omnia” in Latin, meaning “Love Conquers All” in English. The phrase is derived from Virgil’s Eclogues, short pastoral poems that depicted rural life without the complexities of “civilized society.”
“Amor”, known as Eros in Greek and Cupid in Roman mythology, stands on the left, holding his bow and arrow. Anyone shot with one of his arrows falls in love or lust with the first person they lay eyes on. Aries, the god of war, clutches a spear in his right hand and Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, stares straight ahead in the middle.
The affair between Aphrodite and Aries is infamous in Greek mythology, as two opposite gods of love and war. Aphrodite bore Cupid as one of their children.
This work is based off of a 4th century Roman mosaic in Sepphoris in the central Galilee region of northern Israel, just a few kilometers north of Nazareth. Formerly a Palestinian-Jewish village known as Saffuriya in Arabic or Tzipori in Hebrew, it is known for being the Virgin Mary’s birthplace in late antiquity.
Information
Polychrome Stone Tesserae
2025
Handcrafted by Rami Hann
41 x 33 in (104 x 84 cm)
