Chartres...it sounded so familiar. Like it was important...yes, there is a very famous and important church there! We learned about it in art history class! Thank you, expensive art school education.
So the Sasquatch and I took a little detour to see this very famous and important church (yes, he's a French-Canadian Sasquatch who rented a car and drove me all around France!). This is what it looked like:
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| it was in much better condition than Notre Dame |
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And there was amazing stained glass:
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| the stained glass was also intricate! I liked how they told biblical in the panels. |
And there was a maze! It was loosely based on the famous labyrinth that is inside the church (that we didn't get to see).
and enjoyed the serenade of street beggar. His song gave me a strange sense of timelessness. I imagine a similar song must have been sung in front of this church for centuries and would probably continue until the end of time.
And I thought, perhaps, a Pocket Pacy might be a good witness for some of that.
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What was interesting about Chartres to me, compared to Notre Dame, was that it seemed to be a much more narrative church. From the hundreds of sculptures to the stained glass, it seemed like everything was telling a bible story--which makes sense. I'm guessing most commoners did not know how to read and, if I remember correctly, sermons were in Latin. It would be through these visual illustrations that stories would be shared.
But when it came down to sketch, I found the church and all its details overwhelming and I ended up drawing what I saw coming down the church steps:
And I thought, perhaps, a Pocket Pacy might be a good witness for some of that.
