Columns with a manneristic twist

The Sunday Challenge (TSC): TWIST

The chapel of the Langue of Auvergne in St.John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, is dedicated to St Sebastian. The 17th century altar painting is attributed to Lucas Garnier, the reredos with its spiral columns is probably one of the earliest installed in the church in the late 16th century.

Ruesterstaude, Heide, LotharW, menonfire and 15 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Sami Serola (inactiv…

Kind of double twist on those columns. Who made them, probably had to twist the brain cells few times to figure out how to implement the idea! =D

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…

Thanks, Sami! I bet they did twist their brain cells a lot in the epoch of Mannerism- the transition from Renaissance to Baroque can't have been easy;-)

10 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

was hat der Künstler sich dabei gedacht? In jedem Fall ein Detail was ins Auge springt! Perfekt für die Challenge heute.

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Merci, Chrissy! Die Epoche war insgesamt ein bisschen verdreht und überkandidelt....

10 years ago.

Taormina

Schöne Klare Details...

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Taormina

Danke, Katja!

10 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Excellent art, amazing columns

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thanks, Gillian! Malta has always had very skilled artisans.

10 years ago.

Valfal ^club

I agree with what Gillian said. Whoever carved those columns had a lot of skill!

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Valfal ^club

Thanks, Valerie! The limestone on Malta is ideal for carving- the inhabitants excelled at it from the stone age:-)

10 years ago.

Diederik Santema

Double twist here: the colums are twisted in two ways. Nice find

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Diederik Santema

Thanks, Diederik! The artists knew their stuff:-)

10 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

So gorgeous. Wonderful idea and photo.

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Many thanks, Karen! The cathedral takes your breath away- an unassuming exteriour with a lavishly decorated interiour- this is only a side chapel:-)

10 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Oh my goodness. Sounds wonderful!

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

It certainly is worth visiting:-)

10 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Awesome architectural details.

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you, Jaap! Once I have sorted my photos there will be more;-)

10 years ago.

Dida From Augsburg ^club

Wow - die sehen echt cool aus und perfekt für TSC!

Schönen Urlaub!

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Dida From Augsburg ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Dida! Solche überbordenden Dekorationen habe ich selten gesehen, sehr beeindruckend! Tja, Urlaub ist leider schon vorbei...aber das Verarbeiten wird noch dauern;-)

10 years ago.

Jan

Beautiful and powerful shot

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jan

Thanks, Jan!

10 years ago.

Amazingstoker

wow, that's an astonishing piece of art

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Amazingstoker

Thank you- and it's just one of many more in this cathedral!

10 years ago.

PhLB - Luc Boonen ^club

once there was a time.............
there is a whole story in here, maybe with many more twists

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen ^club

Many thanks, Luc! The church, the city and the islands are full of stories- it's fascinating to follow the twists:-)

10 years ago.

autofantasia ^club

Superb detail and ideal for the challenge! :)

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

Thanks, Paul! That was the twisted style of the time;-)

10 years ago.

Esther ^club

Amazing work in the columns.

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thanks very much, Esther! They were master carvers...

10 years ago.

Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

This is where my mind went first when I heard the challenge for this week. Glad to see someone went with the idea and provided such a great example.

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

Thanks a lot! It's a very typical example of the manneristic style , they really went over the top:-)

10 years ago.

Shuttering Yukon

what intricate detail

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Shuttering Yukon

Thanks, Wendi! Amazingly Maltese stonemasons can still do such details to this day!

10 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

intriguing the combination of the pillars and Christ.

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Thank you, Wierd! The pillars were there first....

10 years ago.

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Those are such elegantly twisted pillars ... well done Gudrun!

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to ???

Thank you, Chris! They are a bit exuberant, aren't they;-)

10 years ago.

LutzP ^club

In der Tat, tolle Holzarbeit!

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to LutzP ^club

Merci, Lutz! Steinmetzarbeit;-) Sieht zwar aus wie Holz mit der Bemalung- aber alles Globigerinenkalkstein...

10 years ago.

LutzP ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

... is ja noch toller ;-))

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to LutzP ^club

Der Kalkstein ist recht weich und wird so extensiv genutzt, dass die Vorräte in Kürze erschöpft sein werden;-)

10 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

Very impressive, the pillars have a three dimensional effect.

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thanks a lot, George! They did know their stuff- Malta has a very old tradition of stone carving.

10 years ago.

menonfire ^club

Diese verdrehten Säulen sind eine starke Umrahmung Gudrun, Grüße MAIK

10 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to menonfire ^club

Schönen Dank, Maik! Hinter denen steht das Gemäde zurück;-)

9 years ago.

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