medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Although one can never be sure about the colour quality of pictures on the
web, the colour red on the pillars seems to me to be too modern and bright.
That colour was not known in the Middle Ages as a pigment. It was used in
dyes for broadcloth, although this was usually a bit more orangy. OTOH the
figures on the capitals (which are sculpted into stone, not plastercasts)
are too light. The colours are mixed with too much white and so appear to be
'pastel' hues.
See: http://www.romanes.com/Issoire/
Henk
When I visited Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire, the neighboring curates sniffed
at two things: the plaster capitals and the truly, to our eyes, garish
painting of the walls. When I objected rather blandly that medieval churches
were painted after all, the horrified response was "But not like that!"
After all this discussion, the recreation of Amiens, etc, I'm wondering now
if Issoire is an example of exactly how churches were painted. Any comments?
MG
p.s. I'll search for a link to Issoire and send later.
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