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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (daughter of Emperor Theodosius 1). The main mosaic is of Christ the Good Shepherd tending his flock. Approximately 500 AD.<\/p><\/div>\n

If you\u2019re an artist then you never need much of an excuse to visit Italy. Such an excuse presented itself to Margaret and me at the end of August when two Australian friends of ours got in touch and said that they were planning a trip to the country of La Dolce Vita and could we meet up for wine and pasta. How could we refuse?<\/p>\n

A cheap flight and a few excellent Italian trains later, the four of us found ourselves in the city of Ravenna, a place that I had heard of but knew next to nothing about, except that the poet Dante lived there in the 1300s. However, our Aussie buddies, who had planned the trip meticulously, knew that Ravenna was one of these \u201cyou must see before you die\u201d destinations of which Italy has so many. Why would that be? The answer in one word . . . Mosaics.<\/p>\n\n\t\t