In 1903 the artist visited Ravenna, in Italy, where he was struck by the sixth-century Byzantine mosaic interior of the basilica of San Vitale.

• 1903年，艺术家走访了意大利的拉文纳（Ravenna），在那里他被圣维塔莱长形教堂的拜占庭式的内部镶嵌图案深深打动了。