10 June 2007
The very bottom of the puplit was held up by animals.
A detail of the pulpit in the Sint-Pieters- en Pauluskerk, Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The very bottom of the puplit was held up by animals.
A detail of the pulpit in the Sint-Pieters- en Pauluskerk, Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
Artist's tools
A detail of the pulpit in the Sint-Pieters- en Pauluskerk, Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
A lion, a cherub and a cornocopia adorn a banister.
A detail of the pulpit in the Sint-Pieters- en Pauluskerk, Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The pulpit is perched on the backs of four people, who represented the four known continents. The artist had obviously never seen people from some of these places, so I can't recall what landmass the woman represented.
A detail of the pulpit in the Sint-Pieters- en Pauluskerk, Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The pulpit is perched on the backs of four people, who represented the four known continents. This figure is African
A detail of the pulpit in the Sint-Pieters- en Pauluskerk, Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The main altar in the Sint-Pieters- en Pauluskerk
Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The pulpit in the Sint-Pieters- en Pauluskerk, Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
Alegorical figures on confessionals urge you to repent for your sins!
These figures represent death, as evidenced by the bones in the arm of the left-most figure, the skull overhead and the skull in the figure on the right.
It might further represent the death of sin - a state which is hopeless and separates you from eternal life with Jesus. This extra, eternal death is represented by the snake curving through the skull. The snake tempted Adam and Eve away from God, into sin. Jesus died to free us from that sin. Don't let him down by failing to confess!
Either that or the Jesuits are also members of New England College secret societies.
!n the Sint-Pieters- en Pauluskerk, Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The walls of the Sint-Pieters- en Pauluskerk had large paintings and the pillars had statues.
Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The organ pipes in the back of the Pieters- en Pauluskerk in Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The door of the palace of Margareth of Austria in Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The courtyard of the palace of Margareth of Austria in Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The courtyard of the palace of Margareth of Austria in Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The courtyard of the palace of Margareth of Austria in Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
A bell in the courtyard of the palace of Margareth of Austria in Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The Grote Markt in Mechelen, Belgium
10 June 2007
The Virgin Mary adorns the cornor of a building in Mechelen, Belgium
11 June 2007
On the way out of Mechelen, we passed this castle/gate structure.
Belgium
11 June 2007
On the way out of Mechelen, we passed this castle/gate structure.
Belgium
11 June 2007
As we rolled into Leuven, Belgium, we saw a hopeful sign!
11 June 2007
Once we got into the city center of Leuven, though, we ordered Westmalle. Not a totally wise choice, as it got me completely trashed. Hot day + biking would have been somewhat better for Stella.
Belgium
(Oh, that's Nicole, btw)
11 June 2007
That Stadhuis for Leuven was just slightly ornate.
According to the guide book, it was Victor Hugo who suggested putting a statue in every nook. Before he came, I guess the nooks were empty.
Belgium
11 June 2007
One of the trancepts of the Leuven St. Peter cathedral had this clock, and also a very cool statue of a guy hitting the bell. I think the guy actually moved to hit the bell for the chimes, but I cant swear to it, as I was definitely trashed when I took this photo.
11 June 2007
No dogs in the Cathedral!
Sint-Pieterskerk of Leuven, Belgium
11 June 2007
A monument in Sint-Pieterskerk of Leuven, Belgium
11 June 2007
Organ pipes and other organ sound makers in Sint-Pieterskerk of Leuven, Belgium
11 June 2007
Organ pipes and the manual in Sint-Pieterskerk of Leuven, Belgium
11 June 2007
Organ pipes in Sint-Pieterskerk of Leuven, Belgium
11 June 2007
This pulpit features cherubs, wildlife and most impressively, palm trees.
A detail of the pulpit in Sint-Pieterskerk of Leuven, Belgium
