Wonderful read and super interesting! It’s always mystifying to ponder over the person who painted frescoes such as these. Anonymous artists leaving behind such beautiful pieces of art in inconspicuous parish churches.
It’s wonderful, isn’t it? They’re never in the places you’d think (although there’s a lot to be said about survivor bias, where the big cathedrals could afford to strip away the old paintings and paint new ones, whereas parish churches had to be more frugal )
Wonderful read and super interesting! It’s always mystifying to ponder over the person who painted frescoes such as these. Anonymous artists leaving behind such beautiful pieces of art in inconspicuous parish churches.
It’s wonderful, isn’t it? They’re never in the places you’d think (although there’s a lot to be said about survivor bias, where the big cathedrals could afford to strip away the old paintings and paint new ones, whereas parish churches had to be more frugal )
Fascinating!
Thank you!!! I’m glad someone (aside from me) finds this sort of stuff interesting haha— it feels a bit esoteric
I love this sort of stuff too! Really enjoyed this piece. Loved the part where you described the scent of medieval painting. 🌹 Look forward to more!
I have one brewing about the smell of manuscripts (it’s beyond good) so I’ll get that written!
Looking forward to reading that! x
Yes!! Such a haunting image at the end. Will definitely be reading more of your posts :)
Very fun read! Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea how much I didn't know lol
This is such a well written line:
>The South East is still a stranger to me, its flint churches ugly to eyes trained on smooth sandstone.