Transylvania

Thus, while the son outwardly dedicated the monument to his father, he was in fact erecting a memorial to himself—showing off his lineage, his virtue, and his means to commission such a work

Something else perished, too — a true emblem of the Church, a jewel of the old basilica, and one of the masterpieces of a new artistic age. The façade of the old basilica had once been adorned with a monumental mosaic by Giotto: the Navicella, or The Boat of Saint Peter