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Maybe a bit but absolutely perfect for me. It looks a bit unwieldy because I had just pulled everything out to find something and then shoved it all back in without good organization and strap cinching.Aside: That's a big backpack! ...or perhaps a small person
Remembering a small detail like that after 10 years says something about the occasion!Maybe a bit but absolutely perfect for me. It looks a bit unwieldy because I had just pulled everything out to find something and then shoved it all back in without good organization and strap cinching.
A striking image! And a very interesting overview. I was once told that skulls were not often represented in European sculpture or painting until after ~1350 AD. One theory attributed the change in artistic imagery to the Black Death, which made death ubiquitous; another theory stated that it was due to the Catholic church loosening prohibitions on human dissection, partially in response to returning Crusaders who wanted their earthly remains buried in different places. Both theories are contested and make a field day for historians...but the 1350 rule-of-thumb does seem to hold up, from my limited knowledge? So it's very interesting to see different depictions of Mary Magdalene across the ages, including Rowena's striking photo.Rowena,
A skull is a symbol of life's fleetingness and the universality of death. Read more here. This female figure is Santa Maria Magdalena as inscribed on the scupture's support.
For more on her life as depicted in artistic images of Saint Mary Magdalene see this article.
Rowena,A striking image! And a very interesting overview. I was once told that skulls were not often represented in European sculpture or painting until after ~1350 AD. One theory attributed the change in artistic imagery to the Black Death, which made death ubiquitous; another theory stated that it was due to the Catholic church loosening prohibitions on human dissection, partially in response to returning Crusaders who wanted their earthly remains buried in different places. Both theories are contested and make a field day for historians...but the 1350 rule-of-thumb does seem to hold up, from my limited knowledge? So it's very interesting to see different depictions of Mary Magdalene across the ages, including Rowena's striking photo.
The only memento mori I saw on the Camino Frances were in Castrojeriz. "O Death. O Eternity." They definitely made me pause and ponder.
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Thank you! When I asked the question, I thought you would know the answer.
I assumed it was Mary Magdalene but hadn’t noticed the inscription on the base of the statue.
Here she is again, at Rennes le Chateaux. She certainly isn't contemplating the skull. I find it curious, associating her in particular with the skull motif.Rowena,
A skull is a symbol of life's fleetingness and the universality of death. Read more here. This female figure is Santa Maria Magdalena as inscribed on the scupture's support.
For more on her life as depicted in artistic images of Saint Mary Magdalene see this article.
Anne&Pat,2nd, June, 2022. Leaving Sahagun via Puente Canto, over the rio Cea, historic stone bridge, originally Roman but reconstructed in the 11th and 16th centuries.
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We are in awe of you walking winter Caminos! We much prefer the warmer weather!Anne&Pat,
Your's is a great shot and glorious weather! Here is a colder wet November view.
Perhaps this account will further clarify Saint Mary Magdalene's depiction with a skull.Here she is again, at Rennes le Chateaux. She certainly isn't contemplating the skull. I find it curious, associating her in particular with the skull motif.
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June 14 2019.
So, I just googled some random renaissance "saint art", and it seems this depiction is quite prevalent. St Francis in particular. Some compare with other memento mori practices in Catholicism, like annointing with ashes.Perhaps this account will further clarify Saint Mary Magdalene's depiction with a skull.
Here are perennial favorites, from Diomondi, also on the Invierno. Everyone mentions the gentle cows. But lookit those wolves on either side of the front door!
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Lalaone,Horreo with blue hydrangea, July 2007
Somewhere between Melide and Ribadiso (wish I could give a better pinpoint on location!)
P.S. Edited to say hydrangea, not hyacinth
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Lalaone,
For more on horreos check the citation listed here.
Brings to mind Jeremy Irons in "The Mission".April 18, 2022 Saint James at Prayer, Palacio de Gaudi, Astorga
dick bird,A statue of Santiago in Burgos cathedral. In his left hand he is holding a recently caught fish. Can anyone explain this?
6 June 2022
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Archangel Raphael it is then.
That is one expressive bird! Caption needed.What will it be today, boys and girls? Roofs or storks? I know, why not both? They do actually kind of go together, as you may have noticed. This one was in Cáceres on 30th April 2012.
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This could be a whole and very amusing thread!That is one expressive bird! Caption needed.
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