Ravenna, Italy

Ravenna was once an important Roman port city.  As Christianity spread across Europe, the churches of Ravenna catalogued the shift from Byzantine to Renaissance art.  Ravenna’s mosaics are famous examples of very early church decoration but they are not the only things worth seeing in this small town. Here are some pictures that show this…

Parma Extended

The Parma Cathedral The Baptistry at the Cathedral The ceiling of St. John’s depicting the last living apostle with the others in the clouds of heaven The ceiling of the library at St. John’s (a nice place to study, right?)