something new:

You all (okay, the three of you that look at this, let's be honest) deserve to benefit from my fine college eduation. I have then, decided to share with you once a week or so a favorite art work of mine. And on perusing Sarah's photos I came across this one from a beautiful church in Vienna. (not St. Charles' church- but one seriously nearby...I think there was a park, and a church, and a street...)

Which happened to remind me of a common painting theme among northern renaissane paintings of painting the Madonna in the nave of a cathedral (okay what I love most about the renaissance is how the paintings were just CHALK FULL of symbolism). But without further ado, I give you one that I like: Jan van Eyck, Madonna in a Church 1425This is atually not the exact one I wanted. I swear there is one that has the Madonna cast in the light from a stained glass window. But this will do just fine. Don't you just love those little pools of light behind her?

Frought with symboolism, love it.