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Name: Museo "Due Mondi a Confronto" del Maestro Nico Nicosia
Type: Museums
Classification: Museum type: specialized, Ownership: private
The large mosaic "Two Worlds Compared," created by master Nico Nicosia, is a 15-meter-long and 3-meter-high mosaic panel composed of glass paste, stoneware, murrine, and pure gold tesserae. The work depicts Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the New World, showcasing the contrast between the dark old world and the bright, colorful new world.
