St Jerome Monastery Interior
by Joan Carroll
Title
St Jerome Monastery Interior
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
What is always amazing in some old European churches and cathedrals is the contrast between the ostensibly austere life that some clergy lived and the explosion of color, ornamentation, jewels, gold, and general riches of the church interiors. The nave of the church at the Monastery of San Jeronimo (Saint Jerome Monastery) is no different, being one of the best examples of Spanish Baroque. The viewer is dazzled by the sight of the effect the light has on the ornamentation. As excerpted from the information brochure: Many famous Spanish sculptors worked on the altarpiece. It is divided into four main horizontal stories supported by a two-level base. Every statue in the altarpiece is a representation of a particular saint. The first story has Doric-style grooved columns. the center panel was originally to be used for the exposition of the Holy Sacrament, but now there is a statue of the virgin of the Pear. The second story has Ionic columns decorated at their base. Ihe Immaculate Virgin occupies the central position. this was the first church in the world dedicated to this mystery. "Conceptionist Art", which became amazingly popular in Granada, began here. On the third story, which is Corinthian, St Jerome in the desert is shown in the central panel. Christ on the cross in central in the fourth story. The information brochure at the monastery details the identity of most of the other statues, reliefs and paintings on this enormous altarpiece. From the beginning of 2004 until March 2005, the main altarpiece underwent restoration work under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture; during this time, the altarpiece was covered by a giant blow-up photo of itself.
FEATURED PHOTO, Traveling Europe group, 5/28/15
FEATURED PHOTO, Spain and the Iberian Peninsula group, 5/21/15
FEATURED PHOTO, 3 a day AAA Images group, 5/19/15
FEATURED PHOTO, The Road To Self Promotion group, 5/14/15
FEATURED PHOTO, Spanish Theme Artwork group, 5/14/15
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May 14th, 2015
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