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October 20, 2007
Burning Hearts
Both of these were taken at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis one outside and one in. I made a brief visit there yesterday afternoon, but more from that visit later. Did you know that it is the biggest collection mosaics in the world? The detail of the Sacred Heart is from the icon mentioned in the Wikipedia article, and is quite different in coloration and style from the rest of the basilica, which is more Byzantine (I think) and gaudy (though a less perjorative adjective may be in order). Even the Basillica itself has several different styles and colorations in it, depending on when and by whom the mosaics were made. I like the early work best, done by an Italian artist if I remember correctly, which is more muted and consists of what I describe as "darker pastels," if that is not an oxymoron. However, some of the more golden, shiny work of the rest of the basilica, can be truly glorious, to properly use and overused word. OK, pedantic talking over, on to two thousand more eloquent words than mine.
Photos and Art II | By jackdas | 4:04 PM
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The Sacred Heart mosaic is lovely. Jacob took me to the Basilica during my first visit to St. Louis, and I was in awe. We ended up staying for almost two hours!
Posted by: Heidi Vincent at October 22, 2007 4:00 PM
