tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post6069207953597708329..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Wall paintings at the church in Lavardin (vallée du Loir)Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69234967489260471412015-06-19T07:14:35.070+02:002015-06-19T07:14:35.070+02:00Libbie, I don't envy you that weather. I just ...Libbie, I don't envy you that weather. I just can't stand that kind of heat any more. You are lucky to have discovered Lavardin and its church. I've known about it for 12 or 15 years, but I had never managed to visit before. Now I want to go back, to go up into the château ruins and visit a winery or two around that area. Maybe in July I get a chance to do that.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-39698060674149032062015-06-19T00:31:30.649+02:002015-06-19T00:31:30.649+02:00My husband and I found this church by accident abo...My husband and I found this church by accident about ten years ago. We were the only people to be seen on a Saturday morning in the village. We were very excited by the frescos in the church. At one time I believe I read about a plan to restore them. Do you think that's been done?<br /><br />Libbie<br />in 100 degree New BernLibbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061325628673278858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23095955583204192742015-06-18T19:07:43.172+02:002015-06-18T19:07:43.172+02:00They grow a lot of Pineau d'Aunis grapes up th...They grow a lot of Pineau d'Aunis grapes up there in the Loir Valley, for both red and rosé wines. I'm looking forward to going back up there later this year. The place where CHM and I ate lunch featured wines from Jean Martellière in Montoire. Looking him up led me to this <a href="http://www.richardkelley.co.uk/valduloir_martelliere.htm" rel="nofollow"> web site about Loire (and Loir) wines written by a British guy named Richard Kelley</a>.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27931780133695118272015-06-18T18:50:00.756+02:002015-06-18T18:50:00.756+02:00Fantastic, Ken and CHM - Merci for going to visit ...Fantastic, Ken and CHM - Merci for going to visit these exquisite churches with their paintings, then taking the beautiful photos and sharing them with us!!! Hopefully, on my next vacation I will have time to get into some of these out-of-the-ordinary beautiful places in France that you have blogged about..<br /><br />Mary in OregonMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20908812457170940152015-06-18T18:47:02.062+02:002015-06-18T18:47:02.062+02:00I looked back at my photos of the Lavardin church....I looked back at my photos of the Lavardin church. I didn't see any more showing details of the altar. There are a lot of strange paintings in the church. I'll post a couple more in the morning.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17497727414031023582015-06-18T17:25:44.303+02:002015-06-18T17:25:44.303+02:00One of your most interesting posts ever. It's ...One of your most interesting posts ever. It's a shame that the paintings were covered up, but some of them are very strange to look at. If I were a time traveler, I'd like to go back to this period of magical thinking. Do you have any close up photos of the altar? I love seeing sheep and the Good Shepherd.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-54940540204247317552015-06-18T16:54:23.681+02:002015-06-18T16:54:23.681+02:00Sometimes, I can't think of anything more to s...Sometimes, I can't think of anything more to say than just, "Wow. Wow!"<br /><br />And, great job with the photography, Ken :) Beautiful.Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-75371082591686663842015-06-18T14:53:40.305+02:002015-06-18T14:53:40.305+02:00Beautiful photos. I wish we had gone to Lavardin w...Beautiful photos. I wish we had gone to Lavardin when we stayed in the Loir Valley for a week about 20 years ago. Before we went I didn't even realize that there was a Loir River (Le Loir), as opposed to the Loire (La Loire). Nor do I recall a Plus Beau Village by the name of Lavardin. Maybe it wasn't yet a PBV. But I do remember discovering some fascinating wines.Bob Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349830722788278723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72056237622083911272015-06-18T14:22:16.454+02:002015-06-18T14:22:16.454+02:00Ce n'est pas de Joigny dont je voulais parler,...Ce n'est pas de Joigny dont je voulais parler, mais bien de Pontigny!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-27963030741030858322015-06-18T12:31:16.338+02:002015-06-18T12:31:16.338+02:00Merci, Jean Laine, des deux liens. J'avais ent...Merci, Jean Laine, des deux liens. J'avais entendu parler de cette colorisation des cathédrales, mais n'en avais jamais vu le résultat.<br /><br />Peut-être connaissez-vous ce lien intéressant: <br />http://www.ina.fr/video/CAB99052794/colorisation-cathedrale-amiens-video.html<br /><br />La blancheur de Joigny ou de Cunault de même que l'austérité du Thoronet ou de Fontenay ont pour moi beaucoup d'attraits et me semblent prêter mieux au recueillement que le côté un peu théâtral qu'on essaye de recréer artificiellement.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16917623925029450072015-06-18T10:55:53.980+02:002015-06-18T10:55:53.980+02:00http://www.cathedrale-amiens.images-en-somme.fr/im...http://www.cathedrale-amiens.images-en-somme.fr/images/photos/son-lumiere.jpgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732906872139219420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56365185276248962822015-06-18T10:53:43.450+02:002015-06-18T10:53:43.450+02:00http://www.amiens-cathedrale.fr/images/web-cath003...http://www.amiens-cathedrale.fr/images/web-cath0037.jpgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732906872139219420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-74822333951207280062015-06-18T10:53:12.066+02:002015-06-18T10:53:12.066+02:00Beautiful!
Beautiful!<br />Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19182091468141524642015-06-18T10:47:04.172+02:002015-06-18T10:47:04.172+02:00In the middle age all churches and cathedrals were...In the middle age all churches and cathedrals were painted. Even Notre Dame , Reims or Amiens .Each year in Amiens and Reims ( where Jeanne d'Arc met the king) they " painte" the cathedral with spotlight to see how it was in the middle age. A wonderfull idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732906872139219420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53576684353263177622015-06-18T08:48:10.285+02:002015-06-18T08:48:10.285+02:00Ken, those paintings are really amazing...
Niall ...Ken, those paintings are really amazing... <br />Niall & Antoinette are the ones to ask about these frescoes, it is their speciality...<br />but the ones they have posted about on their blog haven't been as extensive as these!<br />Apart from decorating the inside of the church, a lot of these paintings were "bible for the illiterate" pictures...<br />and the priests would be able to refer to them in their sermons.Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-77688871554684203012015-06-18T08:12:34.598+02:002015-06-18T08:12:34.598+02:00No, but you told me at the time that you were usin...No, but you told me at the time that you were using the camera's flash, which would make a big difference I think. I'll look.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21030397133145868822015-06-18T07:51:19.745+02:002015-06-18T07:51:19.745+02:00These photos are very good. Were you able to check...These photos are very good. Were you able to check my raw photos with the Lumix against your raw photos with the Cannon?chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com