Well, not
that old. In a circumstance like this, one hopes for a Romanesque old building, a Gothic new building, and wonderful opportunities for comparison. As I observed earlier, however, the Gothic memo got to Spain quite late--the Moors held this part of Spain when it might have been Romanesque--and both these buildings are mostly Gothic, although the old one sports much of the old style, particularly in painting and sculpture. It's always exciting to view the older bits, especially if they are quite old.
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In 2013, they turned us away and we never saw the old cathedral |
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The painting, everywhere, conspicuously old |
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And the capitals |
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Very worn stone here and there |
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Definitely Romanesque murals |
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Divinity in his Mandorla thing; muy Romanesque |
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Knave view...glorious Romanesque darkness, heaviness; never-mind the pointy arches |
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Mostly weird capitals |
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Altar and above |
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And a not quite traditional Judgement; how come, I ask, those of us going to Hell don't get to wear clothes? And is this a bad thing, really? |
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Crossing |
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Starboard transept, great murals (port transept was lopped off for the new cathedral) |
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Cathedral flooring...all graves...or prayer carpets? |
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St. Andrew...in the cloister now |
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Mostly tombs and chapels |
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And old capitals |
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In the museum |
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Nearly funny face |
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Dyslectic Medieval alphabet |
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VIP warrior/knight buried here |
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Love the painting |
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Hmmmm; she's turned toward him; he's turned away... |
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New and old |
1 comment:
Interesting old cathedral. I think that the two images are both just looking to the left...wish more folks in Washington would do that!
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