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poliphilo ([personal profile] poliphilo) wrote2016-03-04 10:03 am
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Medieval Faces From Winchelsea



This is one of three effigies in Sussex marble that are older than the present church. Pious descendants probably had them carried up from old Winchelsea.



Puckish, or what?



A 15th century angel
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[identity profile] cmcmck.livejournal.com 2016-03-04 11:54 am (UTC)(link)
The first one is stunning!

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2016-03-04 12:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Magnificent, isn't she!

[identity profile] pondhopper.livejournal.com 2016-03-04 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
The one you call puckish looks more modern than Medieval. Interesting.
The first one is quite lovely.

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2016-03-04 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
He does look modern, but I don't think he is...

[identity profile] puddleshark.livejournal.com 2016-03-04 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Those are lovely.

The 15 century surely had some strange angels...

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2016-03-04 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks.

I suppose the idea the sculptor is trying to convey is hair streaming in the breeze.

[identity profile] davesmusictank.livejournal.com 2016-03-04 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Stunning pics.

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2016-03-04 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks.

[identity profile] splodgenoodles.livejournal.com 2016-03-05 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
They're lovely! And the puckish one is indeed puckish. Those are very voluptous lips.

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2016-03-05 10:28 am (UTC)(link)
Fascinating face. I wonder if it's a portrait.

[identity profile] athenais.livejournal.com 2016-03-05 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
The faces are fabulous. The angel's hair is...problematic. :)

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2016-03-05 10:29 am (UTC)(link)
Lets just say "unnaturalistic". And who's to say an angel's hair has to obey the laws of Nature?
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