inSPIREd Sunday

Saint Peter's basilica in Rome is so
over-the-top that you almost
don't know where to look—I actually like
the lack of stained glass in those
 high demi-lune windows that let the
clear light illuminate all that
ornate embellishment.

[To see more churches from around
the world, go here.  Also linking
back to Shadow Shot Sunday.]

inSPIREd Sunday

Light and shadow in a quiet corner
of Saint Peter's basilica.

[To see more churches from around
the world, go here.  Also linking back
to Shadow Shot Sunday.]

ABC Wednesday—W is for "wing"

This is one of a pair of weeping
angels on the Stuart monument, in
St. Peter's in Rome.  It commemorates
the last three members of the
royal house of Stuart: James III, Cardinal 
Henry Stuart, and Bonnie Prince Charlie; this 
is not a tomb (though all three are buried
in the crypt below the basilica).
Stendhal said that visitors to Rome should
see this first to gauge whether or not they have
a heart capable of appreciating sculpture.
(Just watch out you don't end up with
a case of Stendhal syndrome.)

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