Roman Textile Design

For this Design I continued using the Roman influence with a few new images. In Roman culture, gladiator fighting was a focal point of their lifestyle and is interpreted by the lion attacking the bull.  The curvature work in the groin vault and the arch are seen in most of their buildings and were used to focus  and draw the eye to the central piece. The colors of red and blue were seen as royal in Roman history and gold was associated with money and power. The textile design incorporates all of these essential qualities of Roman history by using them to center in and create harmony in the piece. The texture was chosen from their frequent use of mosaics in their lavish homes and creates an interesting contrast for the eye.
Although the contrast between the blue and red are nice I find the center image is not as harmonious as I wished. But I do like how everything lined up in the final 30x30 textile.