Sunday, August 19, 2007

A View From the Other Side


Most people are used to seeing St. Paul's church from the other side, in the Marais, but this photo was taken from Ile Saint-Louis. Commissioned by Louis XIII and completed by 1641, the church is one of the oldest examples of Jesuit architecture in Paris. Louis XIV had his minister, Cardinal Richelieu, give the church's first mass. The church was pillaged during Revolution, but some important works were spared. One of which is Delacroix' Christ in the Garden of Olives (1827), near the entrance.

12 comments:

  1. I love PDP culture, this site can be so educational! Thanks for another lesson in Paris' history.


    This is a wonderful shot of Saint Paul!

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  2. Just so beautiful and a favourite part of your beautiful city.

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  3. I wouldn't mind having a little pied-à-terre in that neighborhood (sigh).

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  4. I love this picture !!!! Well done, Eric ;-)))))

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  5. Beautiful. And a bit of a tie-in to yesterday's photo (tagging on the church. Not very artistic at all).

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  6. Delighted to learn that some Delacroix' paintings were spared during the revolution !!!!
    ;o)

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  7. I think they spared Picasso's works as well during the revolution! ;)

    First time I post and it's a "nasty" comment but I love your site. Like nasty gg, it's the first thing I thought. Hello from Nice!

    Thierry

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  8. Have to say I really like the composition of this photo as well and have never really seen it from the "flipside"!! I think I like the view even more than from the front! LOL...

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  9. Eric, this is a truly lovely photo. As others have mentioned, the composition is very appealing. I love this scene.
    -Kim

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  10. I, too, like the view better from the rear. In fact, I shot a very similar photo when I was there in May. But I think I like yours better, Eric.

    It's funny, even on a busy Saturday, the area behind the church is very quiet, or at least it was on May 19.

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