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Churches, Italy

The Heavens are Blue | Scrovegni Chapel | Padua

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Leah Chrestien

My first impression was that of sheer astonishment and bewilderment and just like many others, I too was surprised by the insides of the chapel; every inch of the chapel is exquisitely painted and the juxtaposition of blue and golden that dominates the scenes bear testimony to the artist's exceptional sense of color.

Tagged art, church, padua, scrovegni14 Comments
Churches, Italy, Travel

Venice Like Never Before | Italy

November 5, 2020November 6, 2020 Leah Chrestien

"If this is the beginning of the end, the gradual disappearance of Venetian pride, identity and livelihood will be forever gone, swept under the tide of the ocean, until centuries pass and our great-great-great... grandchildren frown upon Venice as just another mythical city - a Venetian Atlantis perhaps?"

Tagged history, st mark's, venice31 Comments
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