Dear All
I remember going to visit San [Something] Batista [probably mis-spelled]
Church in southern California, about 10 years ago. It is the place where
Hitchcock shot Vertigo (well, the vertiginous bits). THe church there is
extremely poor, but very highly painted; there is almost nothing physical
other than flat surfaces, but the painting (although not technically
marvellous) attempts to give the impression of 3D relief, and gilt etc.
And I have to say that, gaudy though it was, it made a big impression on
me (aetheist though I am); a lot of care and love had been put into it.
I suppose that I sometimes have this (anachronistic) image in mind when
thinking about medieval churches...
cheers
john arnold
On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, elizabeth lehfeldt wrote:
>
> On the question of painted sculpture in churches, Spain maintained a rich
> tradition of polychromatic wooden sculptures, which were frequently
> incorporated into elaborate retables, but often stood alone, well into the
> seventeenth century.
>
> Elizabeth Lehfeldt
> History Department, Cleveland State University
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