Swept Away

I was swept away last night when a friend [thanks Midge] posted the first work below by Piero della Francesca. So much for working. I needed to find out where they were, book tickets, reserve hotel, find my passport. A perfect dream for a cold winters night.

Legend of the True Cross - Exultation of the Cross, detail (c. 1452-66, Fresco, San Francesco, Arezzo, Italy)

Legend of the True Cross - Finding of the True Cross, detail (c. 1452-66, Fresco, San Francesco, Arezzo, Italy) 

Legend of the True Cross - Vision of Constantine, detail (c. 1452-66, Fresco, San Francesco, Arezzo, Italy)