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Anno 1099
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Copyright: Eric PIRARD (cyrrhus) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 474 W: 39 N: 597] (2702)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-21
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Pentax K100D, Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-08-01 3:34
Viewed: 509
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This small roman church is remarkable by its dimensions, its layout and the care brought to its construction, especially to the exterior work of the choir. It was probably build around 1100 and served as a major church until 1737, when the famous renaissance sculptor Jean Del Cour asked in his testament for the construction of a chapel in his native village of Hamoir (which progressively took over as the parrochial church)

The Saint Peters church of Xhignesse was classified as monument in 1934 and is presently on the exceptional property holdings list of the Walloon Region.


From the leaflet available in the church :
The church of Xhignesse was probably founded between 687 and 714 by Plectrude, wide of Pépin de Herstal.
Originally, Xhignesse seems to have been a monastic cell of undertermined importance attached to the Stavelot-Malmedy abbey (Saint Anglin, one of the first abbeys of Stavelor could well have been buried here).
The building is composed of a west tower, three navec consisting of three spans, a high transept and an apse choir flanked by lateral chapels.
The exceptional exterior ornamentation of the choir consists in its inferior portion of seven high blind arcades resting on impost crowned pillars. In the upper part, the choir is carved with nine previously coated half domed recesses which relieve the apse wall, constituting a unique and remarkable example. It is the first appearance of this type of ornamentation which will lead to the rhenan gallery.
In the cemetery, beautifully sculptured crosses of the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries can be admired.
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impressive architecture indeed... and the way you show it is good too eric... the leaves on the left border were not needed but still a good composition...

all the best

korkut

Hello Eric,
A very good composition of this beautiful church nicely framed by the grass, whose stripes lead the eye into the picture. Excellent tones and textures from the good lighting. Good sharpness.

Bonjour Eric,
Jolie papagolfade sous une tres agreable lumiere et une vue presque symetrique a une fenetre pres ! Je trouve le rendu des couleurs tres agreable.
Bonne journee JY

Bonjour Eric,
Bon cadrage de cette belle église, la qualité d'image est parfaite, bonne lumière et jolies couleurs également.
Bon cliché Eric..!
Amicalement,
Patrick

Eric,
Very nice architecture and you captured it very well. Your composition is fine but a slightly different angle may have added more depth to the photo. The lighting and colors are fine with good sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

Bonjour Eric, belle vue de cette église romane, très bon POV.
Amitiés.
Gilbert

Salut Eric,

belle église massive qui nous saute à la figure avec ce choix de cadrage... Personellement j'airais sans doute essayé de briser un peu cette symetrie quasi parfaite et de prendre un peu de recul. Mais peut-être était-ce impossible...

La note est complète et interressante mais malheureusement seulement en anglais (que je parle, mais je ne peux m'empêcher de trouver ça dommage pour ceux qui ne le maitrise pas)...

Bonne journée et à bientôt,

Loïc

Edit: oops, je viens seulement de lire ta réponse à Asa au sujet du manque de recul... ;-)

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  • quillo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1188 W: 216 N: 1017] (5128)
  • [2007-08-16 14:07]

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Hello again, I like this one moreover than the previous one, I think that you have obtained a magnificent image of The Saint Peters church, the framing, the colors and the definition are excellent.

Greetings.

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