(Login ArdentDesir) BW Member from IP address 85.144.205.90
Also at Amiens is the Musée de Picardie.
I thought, as it was a regional museum, it would probably not have many grand pieces, but would still be interesting to see as they would probably give a nice idea about the local history.
Well, as it turned out I was both right and wrong: They had some pieces there that could have just as easily graced the halls of the Louvre or the British Museum, but they also had a very good selection of local artifacts.
So I'll give you a little tour
First up is this mysteriouslooking Devil, who was part of a cloister complex.
What I hadn't expected, and especially not on this scale, was a display of Medieval Tiles,
but it was there and I was very happy to see it.
The next surprise came in the size and quality of their Limoges enamels. They were so beautiful.
These 13th century pieces often feature intricately made fantastic animals such as dragons.
The head of a Bishop's Staff ( Crozier )
An unusual Dove- shaped liturgical object.
And the most expensive and fabulous of all : two Reliquary Chasses
They also had an exquisite selection of Ivories, even including a profane (non religious) one, of generic scenes with Lovers...
And they had part of a casket (this one representing the life of St. Catherine)
Next up were the Statues, all perfectly lit and on display, with some gorgeous examples.
And they had Alabaster , which in the 15th century invariably came from Nottingham, where craftsmen made and polychromed pieces like this:
That much Medieval beauty I hadn't expected so I was very very happy indeed at being able to see all the pieces at my leisure. (And my mom bought me the catalogue to the Medieval collection - thanks mom )
But they also had nice newer things....
Here's the 19th century sculpture collection:
They had some funny paintings, of which we wondered why or who would want such a scene "above the Dinner Table" ...
After that we had a little something to eat in the town , which has lovely little canals...
The days after that I just chilled out, reading a bit in The Travels of Sir John Mandeville or playing with Aaron. And in the evening we watched the football! That 4-1 for Holland against France was a Joy
And now and again we had a look at interesting places in the neighborhood, such as the residence of the Barons of Flers:
A couple of times we had driven past the church at Frévent , but it was always closed.
On one of the last days, it was open - and it was a lovely little place !
When we broke up the exhibition, I had some time to walk in the graveyard of the church, and I was more or less looking for pieces of teh vanished church....
And found some
On the last day I made this one, to remind me of the greenness of the place:
Bowie Bash at the Roundhouse!
This message has been edited by ArdentDesir from IP address 85.144.205.90 on Jun 20, 2008 8:11 PM
I placed a halflength mirror in the windowopening, and had it face slightly outwards, and that's how I did it. I like playing around with mirrors. Reflected images have already gone through a process
Clever, very. You would have got along great with the late film director Joseph Losey. He had an obsession with filming mirrors in his films. Take a look at any Loosey film from the early 1960's onwards and you see him constantly filming mirrors in all of his films, an example is this poster for "The Servant"
Fascinating man and brilliant films.
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We scavenge up our clothes"
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They were mostly covered with a lot of mud, in between all of the small stones that were spread out everywhere...
it was quite a search, but I managed to get 4 red glass fragements, three red glass fragments with lead intact ,and four blue glass fragments , plus one with the lead all present and with a small hole through wich a bit of iron was put to make it hangable.
Danse Macabre (Login dmacabre) BW Member 69.81.78.153
Re: I borrow my wife's......
June 20 2008, 11:04 PM
Quite the treasure hunt. What do you plan to do with them, if you don't mind my asking? They'd look rather striking strung on a chain and hung in a window.
