A Son of the Rock

I mentioned the Italian Chapel on Orkney before. On that 2017 visit we didn’t go inside, in June this* year we lingered a bit longer.

Information board:-

Internal Information board:-

Door wall from inside. Unfortunately the light from outside obscures things for the camera a bit:-

Frieze above door:-

The interior is striking. Amazingly all of the effects are examples of trompe l’oeil. What looks like tiling is in fact painted. The metal bits were made from bits of tin can and such, fashioned into shape.

Altar:-

Closer view of altar:-

Ceiling:-

More of ceiling:-

*It’s last year now.