ziotom wrote:
>When I wrote the description of "Non Nobis sed Tibi Domine" I had to choose
>what to place in it and what to discard, since my original text was too
>long.  I decided to shorten a lot the discussion about my personal
>interpretation and focus on the history of the Duomo.  I thought the
>former could have been deduced from the image itself, while it is
>difficult that people know the complex history of the Duomo and the Dukedom
>of Milan (IRTC is an international competition), and I thought it was still
>important to give a schematic overview.
>
>Now I understand that reducing my interpretation of the theme to a single
>phrase has made somebody think there was no concept at all behind it,
>although this was *not* the case!
>

Actually, I prefer the short, single phrase theme in the description.  To
me, at least, it leaves more room for the viewer to interpret the image in
a more personal way.  After reading that one line in the description and
viewing the image, the piety of the builders was readily apparent and the
decorations all seemed like arrows pointing to the heavens - it made the
image that much more elegant.  I think it really highlighted the effort you
put into the image.

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