The Romanesque Age

In the early 12th century, humble churches in remote villages of the Pyrenees were magnificently decorated. Today, frescoes from the Vall de Boí, Taüll and the Pedret circle are among the most astounding examples of Romanesque art in all of Europe…

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Really interesting account of the importance of Romanesque frescoes in Catalonian churches of the Pyrenees and of the reasons behind taking them to Barcelona. Quite enlightening and informative.

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Really irks me when sacred art is taken out of churches and put in galleries, reduces their purpose to mere aesthetic contemplation when the one and only reason they were created for is veneration and participation in a community's religious life. Sacred art can't be properly appreciated outside of faith. Their excuse of "preserving these pieces" is just lazy. I live in a medium sized city in Mexico and here there are a couple of both governmental and independent projects that work towards educating and training locals in the techniques of restauration and preservation of sacred art and architecture in old churches of surrounding towns. There's no need to extract the life out of these towns and keep it inside glass boxes, the urgency is to teach people how to appreciate and take care of their own patrimony.