Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Moissac Cloister
The magnificent cloister of Moissac Abbey in southwest France is the oldest and largest cloister with narrative capitals in existence. Completed in 1100 AD, it contains 76 capitals plus marble pillar reliefs of apostles. Forty-six of the capitals depict narrative scenes from the Bible or the lives of the saints. Unfortunately nearly all human faces have been smashed by iconclasts, but the rest is remarkably well-preserved for being 908 years old.
This evening I've completed a fully-captioned photo gallery of the Moissac cloister, which is my largest yet! It contains a whopping 383 photos, some of which are shown in the mosaic above. Explore the gallery here.
Also new is the accompanying Illustrated Guide to the Cloister of Moissac, with descriptions of all 76 capitals and photos that link to the gallery.
If you haven't visited Moissac in person, I hope these new features might be the next best thing! It is a real must-see for medieval art lovers.
For fun, here's a link to my brief original post on Moissac when we visited in July.
Labels: france, moissac, romanesque, what's new
posted by Holly @ 6:26 AM
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beautiful photos. I like when travel photos focus on specific details of their location. i also have a travel blog (luxury travel). Check it out if you get a chance! Keep up the great work here :)
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