Friday, November 12, 2010

A contemporary pattern... from the year 1280




It amazes me how talented the artists and artisans were many centuries ago.

This thoroughly contemporary pattern is part of the magnificent ceiling in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, the Gothic church that stands a block from the Pantheon in Roma.



Here is more of the ceiling:







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