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Post by janetnj on Jan 7, 2010 17:29:49 GMT -5
The New York Times published an article 2 years ago about Paris churches. It mentioned that Eglise Francois Xavier has the painting "Last Supper" by Tintoretto hanging in the wedding sacristy. The author makes it sounds like you have to sneak into a closed off area to see the painting. I read elsewhere that it's only available for viewing on Sundays, but I can't find anything to validate that. Does anyone have more information? I'd like to see it, but I'm not keen on sneaking into churches. Thanks Here's a link to the article: query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E4D71231F934A35753C1A9619C8B63 |
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Post by GitteK on Jan 8, 2010 5:41:30 GMT -5
I can't understand why he would write that François Xavier is the ugliest church in Paris ?? I find it quite handsome ! But then again, I'm just a bumpkin from the northern provinces......
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Post by janetnj on Jan 8, 2010 20:18:58 GMT -5
Gitte - I agree. I don't think it's ugly at all.
Anyone who writes such entertaining and informative tales of your travels is no bumpkin, IMHO.
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Post by Anne on Jan 9, 2010 0:53:47 GMT -5
Janet, the church's website does indeed mention this painting, La Cène (that's the French name for the Last Supper) but doesn't seem to make a fuss of it, its description is lost in the middle of the ones of other artwork of the church. They don't even mention how easy it is to see it. www.sfx-paris.fr/spip.php?article14I don't find the church ugly either. Yes it is only 19th century copy of the Renaissance, but that doesn't make it ugly, only uninteresting on the architural point of view. What I do call ugly are the 50s', 60s' or 70s' churches that flourish in the modern banlieue towns or suburbs, But then I may be prejudiced, François-Xavier is my son's name ;D ... |
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Post by gertie on Jan 28, 2010 0:37:00 GMT -5
I don't find it ugly, either. I do find that article quite interesting. Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption basement that serves as a restaurant offering pickled herring and pork schnitzel? I wonder...on my first trip to Paris, we stopped by St Severin. Tried out my best French on a poor secretary there. A kind gentleman took us on the grande tour and we quite enjoyed it. One wonders what might happen if one had a polite chat with some of the people at the church whether a proper tour rather than a sneak might be doable?
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Let the riot begin! LOL - 
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