My voice is a whisper. We are standing in a cathedral that is considered new by Italian standards, but to me feels ancient. A reminder of grander times where power wasn’t in how big you could build towards the heavens, but in how much you could paint in rich colors in textures on ceilings to depict the heavens.
“What’s that,” my fellow tourist whispers back.
“Notice how the lines of the art and even the half column draw your attention up and up and up. It’s making you look to heaven. The artists of that time knew what they were doing. The church wanted you to draw your eyes towards heaven and so everything in this painting and placement of sculptures forces your gaze upwards.”
They nod and both of our eyes once again scan upwards.
Wow! Thanks for posting the photo. The visual makes it easy to see that looking towards heaven. Just amazing! - Cathy
ReplyDeleteWhat a magical trip you are having, Erica. Keep sharing, and I can't wait to hear more next week! Travel safe, friend! :-)
ReplyDelete