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Friday 4 March 2011

Gisants


The recumbent statues of Charles of Burgundy, a.k.a Charles the bold (d. 1477), duke of Burgundy and Marie of Burgundy, duchess of Brabant and archduchess of Austria (d. 1482) in the palace. Those were the days when Burgundy, now a region of France, was far more powerful than the French kingdom...
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Les gisants de Charles de Valois-Bourgogne, dit Charles le Téméraire, duc de Bourgogne et de Marie de Bourgogne, duchesse de Brabant et archiduchesse d'Autriche dans le château.
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30 comments:

  1. andrew18604/3/11 00:22

    Are theses inside of the Palace? It reminds me of Saint Denis

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  2. Lowell4/3/11 02:14

    Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end...and now they live on in two statues!

    Nice history lesson and super photos, Ciel!

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  3. Bob Crowe4/3/11 03:16

    Of course they certainly drank well. Makes me wonder whether Bordeaux was part of France proper at that time.

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  4. Halcyon4/3/11 03:18

    The statues are beautiful. So detailed...

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  5. brattcat4/3/11 03:50

    Oh, how the light falls on Marie...warming her stone cheek.

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  6. Thirtytwo degrees4/3/11 04:17

    Very nice to be able to recline next to windows....in Heavenly peace and quiet, no doubt!

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  7. Paulie4/3/11 04:22

    Nice tribute!

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  8. Olivier4/3/11 04:44

    avec la lumiere du jour qui tombe sur les gisants, sur la deuxieme on dirait qu'elle prie et que la lumiere du divin lui montre le chemin

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  9. Jack4/3/11 05:10

    I wonder why they were portrayed lying down. Does that signify that they were dead when the sculptor portrayed them?

    Re your comment on today's blog, yes, the bronze definitiely shows a woman with a typically feminine gesture, doesn't it?

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  10. Day4plus4/3/11 06:49

    Wow such history. More interesting here than in history class at school. MB

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  11. Alain4/3/11 08:05

    Téméraire peut-être, mais il garde quand même son casque à portée de main.

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  12. Cergie4/3/11 08:17

    Bien apaisés ces gisants et loin des transis qui flanquent les jetons...

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  13. Cergie4/3/11 08:29

    Disons qu'Al est monomaniauqe rapport les ordures qui trainent en ce moment...
    Souvenir de chiens, pour moi = le Vercors. Il faut toujours un bâton pour marcher et on n'en avait pas.

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  14. cieldequimper4/3/11 08:43

    @ Bob: Bordeaux was (and still is) in Aquitaine which was English for a while from 1360 onwards, as far back as the mid 12th century when Aliénor d'Aquitaine married Henry II Plantagenêt (she was Richard Lionheart's Mum!). The region was reclaimed by France towards the end of the 15th century never to change hands again. But... you now know why so many Bordeaux wine experts are... English... M'not kidding, it's the direct result of far away history.

    @ Jack: you might want to look up recumbent statues.

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  15. Diane4/3/11 09:01

    I don't know much about French History - other than it is a bit lively! Great shots

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  16. VP4/3/11 11:51

    I am always glad to learn some French history. I like the peculiar light and the pose of the statues.

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  17. Anonymous4/3/11 12:23

    I'm guessing the great power of Burgundy was from wine production?

    Beautiful lighting from those old windows creates some nice shadows.

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  18. Cezar and Léia4/3/11 12:40

    History lesson and so lovely shots!
    Thanks so much!
    Léia

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  19. Genie -- Paris and Beyond4/3/11 13:30

    Beautiful photos with a history lesson to go with them! Bon weekend, mon amie.

    Bises,
    G

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  20. Saretta4/3/11 15:07

    They must be tired after holding their hands up like that for all these centuries! ;-)

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  21. Loree4/3/11 15:31

    And now they sleep in peace. I like how they are lying next to windows. I wonder if they get up and look out at night ;)

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  22. Dimple4/3/11 17:04

    Interesting. The details of the clothing are wonderful!

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  23. Malyss4/3/11 17:31

    J'aime les gisants, ils m'impressionnent toujours! et dans cette jolie lumière, quelle merveille!

    PS: je croise les doigts pour toi!

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  24. SRQ5/3/11 02:10

    Really like the angles of these shots. And, the helmet of the suit of armor. Bourgogne is calling!

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  25. Randy5/3/11 06:00

    Excellent shots. The second one is so beautiful.

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  26. Dina5/3/11 07:39

    Very unusual. Are they praying even in death? Or maybe just bedtime prayer?

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  27. cieldequimper5/3/11 09:09

    @ Dina: not unusual! There are thousands of recumbent statues like these of kings, queens, archbishops, bishops, archdukes, dukes etc. My knowledge of them is limited to Western Europe though. Many of them in England, France, Belgium etc.

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  28. Sharon5/3/11 20:34

    I am fascinated by these, Ciel. I have never seen anything like it!

    These photographs are just fabulous. Thank you!

    Sharon

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  29. Bergson6/3/11 18:12

    J'adore la lumière qui éclaire ce gisant

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  30. Becky16/3/11 21:34

    First of all, I love these pictures. Once again, the blue hues caught my eye.

    Secondly, I love that you include history lessons with your posts. There is so much history in Europe and I love to hear about it.

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