Limited edition print/The Italian chapel in Orkney

A limited edition print from a watercolour painting by Orkney artist Jane Glue
printed on C-Type Matt paper in three editions of 100 prints.

 The Italian chapel was built by Italian prisoners of war who were building the Churchill barriers throughout WW2 in order to keep Britains Naval fleet safe while stationed in Scapa flow.The chapels interior is beautifully decorated with anything the prisoners could find to hand from driftwood to bully beef tins made into lanterns along with ornate ironwork, if you ever visit remember to look for a small metal heart on the floor apparently left by a broken hearted Italian who had a romantic liason with a local lass. Most spectacular of all is the painted mural above the altar by artist 'Domenico Chiocchetti', he copied the image from his own small prayer card. I personally think that the chapel looks like a large iced cake from the outside! a beautiful cake of course! Apparently there were two chapels but only the one was saved. The Italian prisoners certainly left Orkney an amazing special gift.