Question

mosaics are
a. images made with glass that has been colored by metallic salts are pieced together like a collage, and are joined by leading.
b. images made by arranging colored pieces on a flat surface, which are held using leading.
c. artwork created by arranging cut out or torn material pasted onto a surface. means \to glue\ in french.
d. images made by arranging stones or tiles that are then embedded with a filler to connect the colored pieces.
please select the best answer from the choices provided

Explanation:

• Option a: Mosaics can be made with glass (like stained - glass mosaics), and metallic salts can color the glass. The pieces are joined by leading (a common technique in mosaic work, especially in glass mosaics).
• Option b: While arranging colored pieces on a flat surface is part of mosaic making, it is a very general description and does not specifically mention materials like glass (which is a common material for mosaics) and the role of leading as comprehensively as option a.
• Option c: This describes collage. Collage is made by pasting cut - out or torn material, and the French origin “to glue” is for collage, not mosaic.
• Option d: Arranging stones or tiles and embedding with a filler is more in line with some types of floor or wall tiling (not the traditional mosaic with the use of leading for joining pieces in a more artistic, often glass - based sense as in option a).

Answer:

A. images made with glass that has been colored by metallic salts are pieced together like a collage, and are joined by leading.