#Norman churches

[fionamccall]

The smallest feline is a masterpiece

In a Sunday Times article on the history of cats in art, Kathryn Hughes attributes the above quote to Leonarda Da Vinci, who tried, but failed to sneak a cat into his painting of the Madonna and Child. They appear in his drawings but not in his finished paintings. Apparently it was too much to keep both cat and child still enough to paint.

Hughes reckons that cats weren't fully appreciated in the middle ages. But they do appear in church carvings. Here are two from my recent visit to Lichfield Cathedral and the beautiful Norman church of St Michael's and St Mary's, Melbourne, Derbyshire.

Other favourite cats in art include M.C. Escher's white cat; Reginald Brill's hilarious drawings of his black cat Nellie doing all sorts of unlikely things at the Little Hall, Lavenham and Duncan Grant's very grumpy cat at Charleston in Sussex.

Image: Charleston, © Estate of Duncan Grant. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-cat-opussyquinusque-73826

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Carved Norman doorway at Church Kilpeck, Herefordshire, ENGLAND

[adhd-merlin]

my most bizarre merlin thought (probably) is that I want immortal merlin to befriend a nun at some point

[wandering-italy]

Cloister of the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.

Dec. 2019

[wandering-jana]

Cathedral of Messina, Sicily.

Feb 28, 2024

[dubmill]

Lambourne, Essex; 23.4.2017

[ordinaryschmuck]

Yesterday I made a post that showed Spider-Man villains in live action, but I do wonder...

I didn't include Tom Hardy's Venom and Jared Leto's Morbius because they were treated as anti-heroes than villains in their movies. And I didn't include Rhino becuase...he's hardly in the movie.

Also because I ran out of room. That too.

[royllowarch]

Wells Cathedral by Roy Llowarch Via Flickr: Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle and seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose cathedra it holds as mother church of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Built in 1176–1450 to replace an earlier church on the site since 705, it is moderately sized for an English cathedral. Its broad west front and large central tower are dominant features. It has been called "unquestionably one of the most beautiful" and "most poetic" of English cathedrals

[retroactivepixels]

Palermo, 2023: an amazing 12th century church with Arab influences architecture. Mosaic details from inside. - The Church of San Cataldo

[picnmiks]

[wandering-cemeteries]

This fancy tomb belongs to Constance I (r. 1194-1198), Queen regent of Sicily, who ruled for her son Frederick II. Cathedral of Palermo, Sicily.

[darknymite]

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[alifeingrain]

Cranborne, Wiltshire - September 2022 Rolleicord Vb on Kodak Gold 200

[wandering-italy]

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova di Monreale, begun in the 12th century, is one of the best examples of Norman architecture in Sicily.

Monreale, Sicily

Dec. 2021

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[charlesreeza]

Climbing to the roof of the Cathedral of Palermo, Sicily

Photo by Charles Reeza

[lifewithaview]

This Mysterious Dark Age Skeleton Was Brutally Murdered | Time Team | Chronicle

This live dig centers on a ruined Norman church on a hill in Norfolk. This National Trust site promises to be the richest source of finds that Time Team has yet seen, with previous evidence of human occupation from most periods in antiquity. This requires several trenches, including the longest one that Time Team has ever dug. They start with some fieldwalking and metal detecting, before digging in earnest. Among many finds are a bronze age arrow head, a medieval tiled floor, coins, and several well-preserved skeletons. One skull shows clear evidence of having been brutally slaughtered by a swordsman on horseback. The team is joined by Helen Geake, Neil Holbrook, Andrew Rogerson, pottery expert Paul Blinkhorn, osteoarchaeologist Margaret Cox, and historian John Blair. Celebrities Sandi Toksvig and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall also drop in. Hugh and Victor help Saxon re-enactor Russell Scott to recreate a bronze artifact from scratch.