The church is located on Place des Abbesses and was the first concrete (bricks) church in Paris, built in 1904. Its architecture is described as art nouveau and Byzantine and is far less ornate than most churches in Paris that I've seen. It has been nicknamed "Notre-Dame-des-briques". Clearly the architecture of this particular church was not well received by many.
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19 comments:
Well, all you have to do is ask Peter. He knows everything.
Artist concepts are always interesting to study since they seem to idealize or glamorize the simplest of things. A beautiful face which looks very young to me, but I frankly do not think that St. John the Evangelist would look this at all. Holiness should not be depicted as effeminate.
Lovely sculpture.
oooh, very nice. Great textures. I love it when I take a photo, in color, that could actually be a B&W.
You have beautifully captured the ethereal expression on this statue... I could not find any information on this statue but will look in a few weeks if Peter does not know.
Bon dimanche,
G
I too think this is a woman. Starman is right, Peter will know...I hope!
V
No, I don't know. I have been in the church a number of times, but have not registered who the statues are supposed to represent. I guess I more concentrated on the architecture of the church which is very special.
Now, of course, Saint Jean was not always an old man; he's often represented quite young (e.g. by El Greco) ... and some physical "details" give me rather the impression of a young man. Normally, you can possibly distinguish who it is supposed to bee by an attribute, e.g. something he would hold is in his hand, but that can't be seen here. Maybe, together with Genie, we can have a closer look in April, when she will be around. :-)
It's one of my favorite churches - the mosaic work is just lovely.
Beautiful statue, beautiful photo of it.
Such a grave expression, the artist who produced this statue is very talented!
God bless you!
Cezar
Peter is right again. It definitely represents a male.
- Very interesting what Mme. Thirtytwo degrees said about how artists perceive things. All of a sudden she got me thinking about something that has always bothered me: how women look in Michelangelo's Creation of Man! The women look beautiful but very masculine. The men look even more beautiful but very effeminate. Maybe the sexual orientation of the artist influences his work.
WEll thank you all for your ideas. I'll admit that I cropped this one a good bit to suit me. IT's lovely nonetheless so maybe we'll just enjoy him/her and wait for Peter & Genie to have a look. I should have taken an archive photo of the plaque. When will I learn???
V
Beautiful post and beautiful photo as usual, Miss Virginia! Thank you so much.
Lovely statue!!
I'm game for exploring this en avril -- I want to gaze into this face in person -- perhaps I will be just as transfixed. Lovely photo, V.
I don't see it as effeminate...merely quite young...perhaps of the jaw were more square it would not be perceived as feminine? I think his neck and chest suggest a young male...barely out of his teens...
Cover the eyes on your screen and it looks like a male jaw line to me.
It's funny, I've gone past and right up to this church so often to point out the little angels above the door to my photo tour clients, but I've rarely gone in and didn't know about this statue. I'll have a look next time I'm down that way!
The halo carved into the stone is rather curious, I think :-)
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