THE STUDY | ANTONELLO DA MESSINA | 2021

A Renaissance study framed by a stone archway.

A timeless room in cathedral space, with imposing high vaults reflecting an absent intellect.

An array of small still lives – open books, a ceramic jar, the decorative surprisingly modernistic chair – fill the study’s main stage.

Our eyes delight as they settle on a wide variety of objects, some rough or shiny, others cold or warm.

We glimpse the world outside, as quiet and calm as the world within.

The Study presents a triumph of space over personality.