, 1886-12-12
ST. MARKS CHURCH.
MOST PERFECT AND coNsuM-
MATE WORK OF ARCHITECTURE.

A study of In. ,roa. n.
Pan pi,,n. :" 'e"ice'
- """"eri"' interior.
'ghts and shadows.
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the bnsilicn vrondorf,l IL
this With nreriou4 coIurns 90 a.
stoner onoad eN.rv,vbera nlour IL. III
covered now with soft gr,v 1lon,, Ia,
n fresh franc bnt nolished bora and
there so that the exonisite vein;na
shows in all its beoutv 4 long araS
corridor this. that follows far around To
the TRANSIENT door bevond
This is only The prelude to what ia he-
yond. Lift the curtain of one of the side
doors and 20 within. After the pearly
light of the atrium all that one sees nj
first is Il golden gloom. in the depth Of
which we stand. Shadowv shafts rise
about us, and beyond them lies a great
space Of soft, golden light. not bright and
clear, but low and solemn. Beside us n
vast wide wall of polished marble of the
color of incense smoke. warped into bend
1nfF lines mis- IIEalf RlanH from fhA
rugged mosaic beneath our feet. and as
n Tises tho nracions marhIs aivas naaais
here and there of solemn saints and
winged angels. shadowy in color. with
dull gold cleaning behind them. Uioher
and higher reaches the field of stone
and changes now To vast. yepue mosaics
in strange design and mystic svmbolism
Higher sill and long lines Of soft Iioht
strike through hioh windows and tben
far above comes the vast arch of n golden
vault where still are firures and DESIGNS
in endless measure Down far below the
shadows thicken and dark pillars and
arches rise close. circle above circle. and
through them one sees dimly how the
shadoyvs gather closer again shape
themselves into the indistinct forn,"H =.
chanel. where slender shafts with frattad
c%anitnls delicate statues Of saints md
screens of varied marhle rise over tho
still deeper shadow bevond whore onIv
Is seen The nickering aome IN hroza1
lamns and the dim 9lorv of : ooIden
onreole And always tbrougb these
gathered shadows CLOVIS here and there
the goldeu Iight in some domal;ta 1ar,t
or strikes n mcneil of MIX rays from
an unseen window. Yet ali seems verv
small. with little space.
chanel hovond. 60 tho boar a.
of shattered mosaic we advance slowly as
the shadow opens for us and closes be
and iniaiJ va nj f plnt aI~ovs ' inte ar oml
arrangements of perfect light and shade,
anu 1ne eye lIngefs with owing delight