Antelope Again
Someday I’ll be back.
Someday I’ll be back.
Antoni Gaudi’s architecture challenged the idea that buildings needed geometrical design. If you’ve visited Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, you know what I’m talking about. On my trip to Vercelli, Italy, this reflection reminded me that twisted can also be beautiful. The contrast with Greek columns offers two perspectives at once.
Are you sure you want to go inside? Palazzo Sanvitale, Parma
Headroom?
This was taken in St. Mark’s square. Something most tourists don’t even see, but then maybe my eye is a bit different. We just went to Venice by train for two days. There are absolutely no tourists there (well, a few maybe). It was surreal. Usually the place is packed, but now after COVID there…
The images of Mary are ubiquitous in Italy. She occupies a more important place than either God or Jesus. Perhaps that’s because Mary is actually human like us whereas neither God nor Jesus is really like us according to Trinitarian ideas. This image is from the ceiling of a very small chapel in Parma named…