Cherubs look after him

Four months after William died, we found ourselves in the Vatican surrounded by world treasures and some of the most exquisite paintings one would ever see. Rare pieces, like the two shared below, took our breath away. They are frescoes painted in 1480 by Melozzo da Forlì. The exhibition struck us because it pictured darling little angels praying over a small child with blonde hair :)

The art was titled simply as "a group of cherubs" - but to us, it meant so much more. They were a beautiful vision of what heaven felt like. Little baby bear, surrounded by light and love, being cared for by angels just like these, all snuggled up in the clouds.

To think that 500 years later, through wars and weather, after being torn from their original fresco wall, transported and restored, these painting would meet with the gaze of two grieving parents and speak to them like no other art ever could...

We hope you enjoy these paintings as much as we do and we look forward to sharing more of our favorites soon.

xoxo,
Liz and Tom