Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Church of St. Michael and Peter Antwerp

Known locally as Sint Michiel en Petruskerk, this church was built 1893-97 after a Romanesque Revival design by Belgian architect Frans van Dijk.


The interior contains mosaic decoration by Salviati designed by Henry Redig.


The half-dome of the apse portrays an enthroned Christ surrounded by his Apostles.


Saint Peter


Saint Michael






Sources:
Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons
Barr, Sheldon. Venetian Glass Mosaics: 1860-1917. London: Antique Collectors' Club, 2008. 133.