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Witley Parish Church – Paintings

CherryPie — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:14:06 +0000

The ceiling paintings in Witley Parish Church were painted by the Italian artist Antonio Bellucci. The three principle paintings on the ceiling are; the lamentation, the ascension and the nativity.

The main paintings are surrounded by ten small paintings of cherubs ; Crown of thorns, Chalice, Judas’ money bag, Christ’s raiment and dice, Ladder, Hammer and nails, Spear and vinegar sponge, Mailed glove, Veronica’s veil, whipping post and flails.

This photo shows ‘The Ascension’.

I found the church quite fascinating, I need to visit again because I know I have missed a lot!

100 Photos 82 :: Art

CherryPie — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:07:22 +0000

This is a picture on 18th century glass painted by Thomas Jervais.

This panel was restored in 2000:

The glass panel had been broken in many places an repaired with lead over the last century which was not sympathetic to the original construction. The panel was restored for the National Trust in 200 by Alfred Fisher.

The painting was dismantled by cutting away the lead and removing the putty that had been used to seal the glass. Following the dismantling, it was found that most of the edges of the glass had been cut back to allow the repair leads to be inserted without increasing the size of the panel. This made it impossible to obtain the perfect joining of the pieces and an infill of epoxy resin used in the joints.*

*Printed on an information sheet at the property.

PhotoHunt – Fashion

CherryPie — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:46:50 +0000

This picture is in the Henry VIII Banqueting Hall at Leeds Castle. The hall was created for the visit of Catherine of Aragon on 22nd May, 1520 when he was on route for Dover to embark for Henry’s historic meeting with Francis I of France, known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold.

Fashion has certainly changed a lot since Henry’s day

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