Note how by having a rural background the artists can use green to blend in with other nearby mosaics and work in Luke's symbol the Bull and lead the eye up and down the image following the contrasting whites and grays of the clouds at the very top, then the Bull, highlights on the rocks and ledges, the curves of Luke's clothing and book, and finally the Heron in the Pond at the Bottom.
Yes that is a bag of scrolls by his feet a storage method used in damper areas to transport books or where shelving and cabinets and boxes were not available.
So we also get to learn something about ancient books and scrolls from this mosaic as well as a great example of tonal composition!
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