This artwork is offered as
PhotographThe Arena
Scripture2 Corinthians 4:18
30″ × 20″ print in a natural gallery frame , 31.5″ × 21.5″ on the wall. Room views are an estimate. Each room is calibrated by hand, so a piece sits at close to its real proportion rather than exactly. judge the balance here, then measure your wall against the dimensions above, which are exact.
The Arena · 2 Corinthians 4:18
By Tom Bartel
Format
Crisp detail on archival fine-art paper, set behind glazing in a gallery frame.
Size
Holds a wall on its own, over a console or desk
Frame: Natural
Printed to order and shipped in 3 to 5 business days. Damaged in transit? We replace it.
“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
The interior of the Roman Colosseum seen from the arena floor, with the exposed brick corridors and chambers of the hypogeum running the length of the frame and tiers of arched seating rising behind. Afternoon sun rakes across the travertine and brickwork, warming it to ochre and rust while the recessed passageways hold deep shadow. Cumulus cloud piles up against a saturated blue sky above the broken upper rim, and visitors line the walkway at the far end for scale.
Developed from an original photograph
It begins with an original photograph by Tom Bartel of a real place. This version was developed from that photograph in our studio, using digital and AI tools guided by the original’s own composition, and these words set over the finished picture. How these are made. The original photograph is sold on its own.