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Images by Claudia Esslinger
artist's preface to the book
resume/ bio

Poems by Royal W. Rhodes
poet's preface to the book
resume/bio

1   Sancta Maria ad Martyres, Pantheon    
"Where the gods gathered"


2   Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza         
"Attend to Wisdom"


3   San Nicola, Locorotondo         
"The Orchestra of Angels"


4   Santa Cecilia in Trastevere         
“Holy Lady ..startle…with immortal fire”   WH Auden


5   San Giovanni in Fonte (Baptistry)         
 "From the font"


6   Santa Maria Maggiore        
"Gold is the sweat of the sun"


7   Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Orvieto       
 "Miracle of Bolsena"


8   Sant'Agnese in Agone         
"As from a far country"


9   Cappella Palatina           
"Where our treasure lies"


10   Santa Maria dell'Anima         
"All angels terrify"


11   San Carlino alle Quattro Fontane           
 "Borromeo's shrine"


12   Santa Maria in Montserrato degli Spagnoli           
"Finding the Black Madonna"


13   San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini               
"From the Arno to the Tiber"               


14   Sant'Ignacio di Loyola in Campo Marzio         
"Questions in a Jesuit shrine"


15   Santa Maria in Trastevere       
  "Meandering through Trastevere"
 

16   Sant'Andrea della Valle           
 "Where Puccini set Tosca"


17   Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri             
 "In a time of plague"


18   Santa Maria della Pace         
"The Mountains shall bring peace."  (Psalm 72)   


19   Cappella di San Zenone, Santa Prassade         
"Orto del Paradiso"


20   San Paolo fuori le Mura         
​ "Light to the Gentiles"


To order the published book follow this link.  
It is 11"x13" printed on Mohawk Papers
with a hard cover and dust cover. 

See the exhibition with large prints attached directly to the wall
​at Schnormeier Gallery
​Mt. Vernon Ohio, January 2022