The top picture shows some of the wonderful artworks inside Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens. In terms of color the interior not as lavish as the churches in Rome, but nonetheless beautiful (although I noticed one of the motifs are a bit morbid). There are so many wonderful aspects to this cathedral it's a marvel to work with as a (in my case, hobby) photographer - so many interesting viewpoints and ways to work with perspective. I found this spot especially interesting because of how the Gothic arches work together in both the foreground and the background, and in the art as well.
The bottom picture is from one of the chapels that have yet to be renovated. As you can see it has seen better days but I though it charming nonetheless. I have a sore spot for old faded things and don't mind flaking color or worn wallpaper, in the right environment that is, and this is one of those places. It was interesting to contrast it to the other areas of the cathedral.
You cleaned up those motifs nicely. Maybe they should hire you to renovate that pew area (I'm sure that's not just a bunch of dust-bunnies). ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Bob. Dust bunnies? Better not tell the motes ;)
DeleteThese totally look like restored art! Very nice!!
ReplyDeleteSimply Beautiful... you have done it justice for sure. MadamMtnLion
ReplyDeleteAaaaw, thank you :D
DeleteI always love to see how paintings and sculptures in a church tell the old religious stories for the people who were not skilled readers.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, a pictures says a thousand words...
DeleteSuch beautiful artwork! They are so detailed, a glimpse back in time. I especially like the photo of the section that hasn't been refurbished yet, love the angle that you took for the photo. Refurbishing is nice and makes things last longer but I think you sometimes loose the feel of age too.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. Some churches we've been to have kept small patches of the walls etc. untouched but it's hard to translate that small patch to a larger area. It's more interesting to see it all like this instead of just a tease of it. Even though it's run down and faded it's still beautiful.
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