One of the best places to find examples of this type of funereal sculpture is in the Basilica Saint-Denis. As you walk through the Basilica Saint-Denis you will come across many gisants – the sculptures on top of the tombs, that represent the entombed person either dying or in death. Always shown in a recumbent [...]
Photo Of The Day: Storybook Gothic
Of all the photographs I took of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris during my December 2010 trip to Paris, this photograph has turned out to be my favourite. Because of the minimal amount of natural light available within the Cathedral, I adjusted the ISO speed setting of my Canon PowerShot SX20-IS to 1600. While [...]
Notre Dame de Montmartre
The color creates a sort of moving painting, using light as its medium. The color appears to be warm and soft, but running a hand over the stone, it is cold and illusory.
