Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna, Italia
Jun 2, 2019 08:27:30 #
ediesaul wrote:
Gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing!
Happy to share real beauty. Thanks, edie
Jun 2, 2019 08:29:04 #
DragonsLady wrote:
My first thought was that the art work was a great way to keep the gold secure. That way they knew that thieves would not be able to grab huge amounts of gold at one time.
Ultimately it ended up in the possession of the "invaders" (Italy has a complicated history.) But apparently they did not attempt to take it.
Jun 2, 2019 08:29:34 #
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Jun 2, 2019 08:31:08 #
gpmurrayt wrote:
Wow! what a treat -- Thanks!
I intended it to be a treat. Thanks for your appreciation.
Jun 2, 2019 08:32:15 #
Jun 2, 2019 08:33:40 #
Steve F wrote:
Dave, Thanks for sharing. These are great shots and left me wondering what life must have been like at the time this religious art was created.
Steve - you pose a question I have long wondered. In a dangerous era, how could so much of human effort been dedicated to these masterpieces?
Jun 2, 2019 08:34:19 #
DebAnn wrote:
Wow, those are amazing.
Glad you liked them, DebAnn. Thanks for commenting.
Jun 2, 2019 08:34:28 #
DebAnn wrote:
Wow, those are amazing.
Glad you liked them, DebAnn. Thanks for commenting.
Jun 2, 2019 08:40:13 #
twowindsbear wrote:
Did you walk the labyrinth?
More or less. It is a relatively short walk. I think most viewers are completely unaware of the labyrinth. I just got lucky when doing pre-trip research.
I found this discussion (which may or may not be accurate):
"Installed in 1583-4 after many floods damaged an earlier floor mosaic, the labyrinth’s pathway moves from the center to the outside, winding through four quadrants. An uninterrupted series of three hundred and eighty-four arrows point the way through the labyrinth and once outside continue westward towards the center of the larger octagonal mosaic."
Jun 2, 2019 16:34:07 #
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