The Louvre in Paris is home to a magnificent collection of art and on my occasional visits I always find myself drawn to the "Death of Marat" by the French painter Jacques Louis David.

I remember back in 1975 entering an almost empty Sistine Chapel, those were the days before low cost flights and tourism on mass. I lay on the floor and peered up at a ceiling covered in images of God, Adam, and assorted biblical supporting actors.