Two windows at St Michael

Crucifix

There's no way to capture the scale here, unfortunately, without a lot more time and camera equipment than I had. This crucifix is suspended over the altar, and is six meters high and four meters wide (approximtely 20 by 13 feet.)

Everything in the interior is colossal.

More from São Sebastião Cathedral

This is a very odd building, and I'm not sure whether I like it or not. The four stained glass windows seen from the interior are certainly spectacular (from the exterior you can't even tell that they are windows); they extend more than 200 feet from the floor to the ceiling, where they meet in a skylight shaped like a cross.

The new(ish) window

This is the window put together from the pieces of medieval glass salvaged after the explosion.

The screen

This arch separates the chapel from the entry, or antechapel. Unfortunately, I couldn't really capture the details on those windows.

Reflections

I have been completely wiped out for the past several days. It feels like the dregs of Covid, but I'm negative, and I'm guessing that I'm just having a much worse than usual allergy season.

So here are some belated reflections, from the beautiful exhibit of Tiffany lamps at the New York Historical Society.

Glass art

Closeups of some of the exquisitely detailed windows at the museum.