Something Beautiful

Fitz Henry Lane (1804-1865)

I'd never heard of the American artist Fitz Henry Lane (1804-1865) before I arrived on the Internet about 12 years ago, but I fell in love with his work right away and have remained under his spell. The National Gallery in Washington, D.C., owns three of his works, at least of them masterpieces. 

My longtime favorite is Becalmed off Halfway Rock, which Lane did in 1860.

The Artcyclopedia site has its usual excellent list of museums which hold other Lane works. 

Chapels and more

Here's a remarkable page with photos of beautiful chapels, and a few churches, in both Europe and North America. You'll probably notice, as I did, that as you move down the page, it just gets better and better.

Here's a list of the houses of worship listed:

France

Palatine Chapel, Aachen / Aix
Sainte Chappelle, Paris
Chapelle de Rosaire de Vence (Matisse Chapel) 

Great Britain

King's College chapel, Cambridge
Queen's Chapel, London
St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Slipper Chapel

Roslyn Chapel, Scotland
St. Salvator's Chapel, St. Andrew's University
Llandaff Oratory

Italy

Brancacci Chapel, Florence
Magi Chapel, Florence
Medici Chapels, Florence
Sassetti Chapel [Florence?
Monza Cathedral, near Milan
Cappella Palatina, Palermo
Contravelli Chapel, Rome
Niccoline Chapel
Sistine Chapel, Rome

United States

Belvidere Chapel, Belvidere, Illinois
Duke Chapel, North Carolina
Heinz Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lee Chapel
Naval Academy Chapel, Anapolis, Maryland
Rothko Chapel, Houston, Texas
St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Thorncrown Chapel, Arkansas

Antarctica 

St. Ivan Rilski Chapel