Parti af det indvendige af St.Marco i Venedig 1838

Christen Købke sketched the interior of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, capturing the spiritual essence of its architecture. The prominent rose window symbolizes divine light and the Virgin Mary, often seen as a 'rose without thorns'. We can trace the rose motif back through history, from ancient Roman oculus designs to Gothic cathedrals, each iteration imbued with evolving cultural significance. The rose, with its radial symmetry, speaks to a cosmic order, yet its beauty hints at the transience of earthly existence. Like Botticelli’s roses scattered in the *Primavera*, a meditation on love and ephemerality. Perhaps, at an unconscious level, the viewer is drawn to this dance between the finite and the infinite, resonating deeply with our shared yearning for understanding and meaning beyond the everyday.