The Hidden Treasures in Local Churches
THE TELEGRAPH
By Harry Mount
UNITED KINGDOM - How wonderful that it’s being returned to its rightful place after an absence of 70 years, thanks to some fine work by the art detectives, the Art Loss Register. Although we appreciate the architectural beauty of our parish churches, we often fail to see what extraordinary treasure chests they are. A medieval church like St Olave’s is not just a moving building; it also makes for an exceptional museum of funerary sculpture. Because of the reverence shown to the dead, funerary sculpture often survived when religious sculpture was destroyed – principally during the Reformation or at the hands of the Puritans. [link]
By Harry Mount
UNITED KINGDOM - How wonderful that it’s being returned to its rightful place after an absence of 70 years, thanks to some fine work by the art detectives, the Art Loss Register. Although we appreciate the architectural beauty of our parish churches, we often fail to see what extraordinary treasure chests they are. A medieval church like St Olave’s is not just a moving building; it also makes for an exceptional museum of funerary sculpture. Because of the reverence shown to the dead, funerary sculpture often survived when religious sculpture was destroyed – principally during the Reformation or at the hands of the Puritans. [link]
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