Comments on: Cathedral Art http://www.whatsgottastay.com/cathedral-art/ Taking note of the good things Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:24:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ann http://www.whatsgottastay.com/cathedral-art/comment-page-1/#comment-2794 Ann Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.whatsgottastay.com/cathedral-art/#comment-2794 Wolfcat was close - the term is "wall relief" used if the sculpture is meant to seen from primarily one direct. "Bas-relief" modifies the term with the French word for "low," meaning a bas-relief doesn't stand out far from the surface. More fun is to guess which saint. About to be beheaded by Roman soldiers. In England, so not likely to be St. Denis. No horse, usually present for St. George. No crown on the martyr. St. Alban, early English martyr? Wolfcat was close - the term is “wall relief” used if the sculpture is meant to seen from primarily one direct. “Bas-relief” modifies the term with the French word for “low,” meaning a bas-relief doesn’t stand out far from the surface.
More fun is to guess which saint. About to be beheaded by Roman soldiers. In England, so not likely to be St. Denis. No horse, usually present for St. George. No crown on the martyr. St. Alban, early English martyr?

]]> By: Wolfcat http://www.whatsgottastay.com/cathedral-art/comment-page-1/#comment-2792 Wolfcat Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:13:22 +0000 http://www.whatsgottastay.com/cathedral-art/#comment-2792 Jeremy, I'm blanking on the term for the art you are showing in this photo, I know bas-relief is one of the terms, but I don't think that it is the correct one. However, with the way you take careful notes and your eye for detail, I have a proposition for you. Several of the folks here would like to see better shots of the windows and details of the carvings/statues/misericords/brasses, furniture and so forth of the various cathedrals and castles. If you were willing make a CD of your photos from the buildings, labeled with your notes, I'm betting that many of us would be willing to purchase one from you. I know for certain that I would, and I can think of probably at least 10 people whom you took photos of when I last saw you who would also buy them, plus several of their friends. Jeremy, I’m blanking on the term for the art you are showing in this photo, I know bas-relief is one of the terms, but I don’t think that it is the correct one.

However, with the way you take careful notes and your eye for detail, I have a proposition for you.

Several of the folks here would like to see better shots of the windows and details of the carvings/statues/misericords/brasses, furniture and so forth of the various cathedrals and castles.

If you were willing make a CD of your photos from the buildings, labeled with your notes, I’m betting that many of us would be willing to purchase one from you. I know for certain that I would, and I can think of probably at least 10 people whom you took photos of when I last saw you who would also buy them, plus several of their friends.

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