Inside a Romanesque Fresco

“A panoramic scene rendered in the style of a Romanesque apse fresco, with bold flat figures, heavy black outline, and a palette of ochre, terra rossa, and chalky lime. Foreground shows a frieze of stiff-robed apostles standing under round arches with one hand raised in blessing. Midground reveals a central Christ in Majesty seated on a throne within a mandorla, surrounded by the four evangelist symbols. Background shows painted plaster walls of geometric borders, an arched stone vault, and the suggestion of a starry blue heaven above.”