Paintings under the roof of Spreuer Bridge
Under the roof of Spreuer Bridge, 67 paintings dating from 1626 to 1635 represent a “Dance of Death”. Death, represented as a skeleton or as the “Great Reaper” urges everybody to dance with him, i.e. to die. Death makes no difference between old and young, churchmen and laymen, rich [...]
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Spreuer Bridge – The Paintings
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 12th 2013
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The Hereford Mappa Mundi
It is my turn at Vision & Verb my post is about the fascinating medieval map that is housed at Hereford Cathedral.
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Strange Encounter…
… When I first saw this statue it was being strangled by a passer by. I am not sure if it was humour or something else…
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 16th 2013
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52 Photos Project – Gallery 25 – Starts with a C
…Cuthbert of Farne.
Cuthbert became prior of Lindisfarne in 664, but decided to move to a quieter life of solitude on the island of Inner Farne:
Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island is one of the most important early centres of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. Founded in 635 and home to a small number of monks, it [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2013
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52 Photos Project – Gallery 24 – Seasonal Colour (Gold)
More Gold can be found in the gallery.
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2013
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Amrein’s House – Windows
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The Lion Monument
The Lion Monument is one of the Lucerne tourist attractions. The sculpture of a dying lion pierced by a spear is a monument to the Swiss Guards of Louis XVI of France:
On 10 August 1792, the guards defended the Palais des Tuileries, in Paris. When it was stormed by revolutionaries. Those who survived [...]
21 Comments CherryPie on Aug 28th 2013
