Amiens door close-up

Amiens door close-up

As promised, a close-up of the carvings above the door to Amiens cathedral.

At the bottom is justice with her scales, weighing the lives of the dead. In the frieze abover her is an angel on the left shepherding the saved (fully clothed) to heaven, whilst on the right a devil does the same for the damned (naked). Above again is God on his throne and various saints in attendance.

A very vivid visual aid to remind the citizens of Amiens what awaits them if they're not careful!

Created by: Sgbrown.

Tools Used: D200, RawShooter, GIMP

Created on: January 2007

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Comments:

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on Jan 15, 2007 at 6:11 PM said:

Thanks Whittler. You are certainly right, those medieval craftsmen were something else.

Whittler from Maine on Jan 15, 2007 at 4:59 PM said:

WOW!! what a great shot,I couldn't immagine carving that in wood,and someone did that in stone.That is real craftsmanship,thanks for the close-up.

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on Jan 15, 2007 at 1:51 PM said:

You're welcome Don, and thanks for suggesting it!

donwrob from Ohio on Jan 15, 2007 at 8:50 AM said:

Very interesting Steve. An unbelieveable amount of work went into this. Amazing to think about, such detail. I imagine over the years it convinced many to walk the straight and narrow :-). Great shot of a stunning piece of work. Thanks for the closer view. Don

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on Jan 15, 2007 at 7:01 AM said:

Thought I'd mention that when these statues were carved they were painted and gilded - that must have been worth seeing!

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on Jan 15, 2007 at 6:45 AM said:

Thanks Lorraine, Mary, Tania and Carol. I was pleased how well this small fragment of the original frame stood up to the considerable enlargement necessary, without too much loss of resolution.

Shutterbug from Maine on Jan 15, 2007 at 6:09 AM said:

Beautiful carving and history.

Carol

Tania (TMr8) from Taranaki New Zealand on Jan 15, 2007 at 2:50 AM said:

the detail in this photo is wonderful. The workmanship you have captured is breathtaking. Beautiful photo

Mary Sham from Pgh, PA on Jan 14, 2007 at 9:25 PM said:

The stone work on this cathedral is amazing as is the history. Well done Steve and thanks for sharing.

I did a google search and found additional interesting info.

lorraine from NZ on Jan 14, 2007 at 7:51 PM said:

Good to see a close up of this, very interesting, so much work gone into it.

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