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Let There Be Light
I believe I can suggest a solution to the mystery light on the right. In the ASOPA article, Nelson Shanks is quoted as having "made of" the basilica space what he needed for the picture, which perhaps explains why the "light" wasn't quite where I expected it to be.
In fact, it is one of the few stained glass windows in this area. After seeing the thousands of square feet of stained glass in other cathedrals and churches such as Yorkminster, I was surprised to encounter so little here, so I snapped a couple of photos of this window during a visit last summer. My shots are from a pretty close vantage but in a fairly dark space, and the window is at some distance in the painting, but I'm pretty sure we're looking at the same thing.
Here's the image that convinces me, followed by a close-up of the window itself.
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