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The 5-inch drawing depicts the right foot of the Libyan Sibyl, a blonde prophetess wearing a creamsicle gown painted onto the chapel ceiling’s eastern end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The collection’s footwear, with its buckled, strappy knee-high boots, directly mirrored the cane ceiling’s latticework, while elsewhere, garments paid tribute to the 60s’ iconic nipped waists and A-line silhouettes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

"They've ripped the floors up and dried the house out totally, the plaster's off the walls and ceiling's down," Mr Eden said.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

The interior has been lovingly restored too, with modern lighting and sound upgrades mostly concealed and the ceiling’s sunburst ornamentation shining in its full glory.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Through the ceiling's coming not Abbey Road but “The Man with the Child in His Eyes” by Kate Bush.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell