Carmine Superiore is home to the tiny Romanesque Chiesa di San Gottardo, which dates back to 1330. Inside and outside, this tiny gem of a church is covered with exquisite frescoes. Originally painted in the 15th century, they have recently been restored. Above is a section of the Life of San Bartolomeo - I love the tiny dancing devil in the background.
If you would like to see more, just hit the 'frescoes' tag at the bottom of this post, or visit The Carmine Superiore Picture Gallery.
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19 comments:
I would have missed the devil if you hadn't mentioned him.
Great post! Love your photo! And we do find that devil everywhere, don't we!! Wonderful! Hope you have a lovely week!
Sylvia
What a treat to see this wonderful fresco. Hahaha! Thank you for pointing out the devil. :)
You have a wonderful blog here, I became a follower :)
The devil appears to be controlling Judas as a puppet master would control his puppet.
The fresco gives off a sense of peace and quietude. Art is certainly an expression of layers upon layers of feeling drawn together to create a unique story and point of view.
Louise: A beautiful and powerful fresco, 1330 amazing.
That church is definitely very old and the frescoes are magnificent
The fresco is lovely and an amazing story. I really enjoyed browsing a bit here and I'll come back for more.
I looked closer... wondering if I could find another dancing devil. I found a fading face in the middle :)
It is wonderful they were able to restore these frescoes for future generations.
These frescoes are amazing! Due to my appreciation of your blog. I awarded you the Sunshine Blog Award. Find it here: http://smallburst.com/2010/02/sunshine-blog-award/
Good to see you here on My World, Louise! I made a lot of new friends this way...
And I love the way the person in the middle at the front is pointing to the guy next to him or her as if to say, "He did it!"
Great photos and great post!!! Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic art, very beautiful.
All the best
Guy
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I totally would have missed the devil had you not said something. Very cool!
I would have also missed the devil!
It is always moving to see old frescoes, as if ancient folks were talking to us through the ages.
Thanks to everyone who commented on this post. I wish you all could see the frescoes in person. They really are breathtaking, especially now that they have been restored. Following Ilana's comment, I just wanted to say that I feel it's remarkable that the stories and symbols that we see in such old frescoes are still familiar to us today. I wonder if future generations will remember Avatar or Star Wars?
Thanks for visiting My World post. Lovely fresco! :)
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