02 July 2013

The Gothic Begins...

The windows of San Chapelle

This "Chapel of light" was built to house the relics of the Passion of the Lord.

A very happy angel...

A richly ornamented interior

Sumptuous


A last Judgement over the front door....
...where a demon seeks to tip the scales.

Notice the subtle effect of rain over Noah's ark to the left and the clearing skies to the right,

A rare trace of the rich colors which used to ornament all this stonework.



The famous facade of Notre Dame du Paris.



This morning we hear about the greed of the man who wants to die with all the toys and builds a great big barn to keep them in. And then he ...