# Tombstone of Bishop Optimus \(fragment\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MOSAIC ARTIST, Catalan](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mosaic-artist-catalan-r31f47a9563da1a>)
- Date: 0351-0400
- Technique: Mosaic

## Commentary

The mosaic on the tombstone follows North-African examples; it represents an extension of the African mosaic style. The African influences were becoming gradually Hispanicized and finally lead to the artworks typical from the times of the Visigoth kingdom of the 7th century.

## Related artworks

- [Dome decoration \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mosaic-artist-catalan-r31f47a9563da1a/dome-decoration-detail-r2df279d4928a1b>)
- [Dome decoration \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mosaic-artist-catalan-r31f47a9563da1a/dome-decoration-detail-rc0717596371d63>)
- [Dome decoration](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mosaic-artist-catalan-r31f47a9563da1a/dome-decoration-rb824a5e81f7be5>)
- [Epitaph of Ampelius \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mosaic-artist-catalan-r31f47a9563da1a/epitaph-of-ampelius-detail-re7a496602a6b06>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)