Perfectly Beautiful

When I stepped into the dark coolness to escape the scorching heat I didn’t expect to find the most beautiful space I’d ever seen.

Of course no flash photography or tripods were permitted and my children possess a built-in limitation for looking at things tiled or religious.  I was, as always, left wanting more.

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P.S. The alabaster windows are for you, Theresa Kishkan.

The Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

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Natural light on a midsummer day radiates through sheets of alabaster. Imagine the winter.

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Every surface is decorated. On the walls, opposing marble surfaces.
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Contemplating this design for my vestibule

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One response to “Perfectly Beautiful”

  1. theresa Avatar

    Oh! sigh. So extraordinary.