Palma cathedral and the Old city of Majorca
Private tour in Palma de Majorca
Guide in Spain: Miguel Corral
Tour Price : 130 € per group
Duration : 2 hours
Group Size : up to 12persons
It is not surprising that in the Middle Ages an art form was developed in which the brilliance of simple colours is married to the brilliance of light.
The developement of Gothic arquitecture which led to the virtual replacement of wall by windows provides the opportunity for combinig pictorial embellishment with intense luminiscense. It helped that Light was often cited as a metapfor for God , and even believed to be a manifestation of the deity. Despite the concerns voiced by austere monastic oders that such sensuous stimulation might detract from focusing on God, bishops and lay patrons gave free rein to the creative possibilities of brilliant, multi-coloured glass . Its beauty seems largely to have been indivisible from the cognitive understanding of symbolism, delight in colour was remarkably direct and uninhibited. Light was other source of immediate aesthetic uplift - The light of the sun , the glitter of gold and polished surfaces and all forms of luminosity.
This tour will show you the color significance the conflicting aims of richness of colour and illumination of the interior,the meaning,symbolism and narration, revelatory of the fundamental shifts which occurred during the course of the Middle Ages in theology,intellectual outlook and society generally.
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Guide Short Information  Guide: Miguel Corral
Country: Spain
Languages: English Spanish French and Italian Airport Transfer: YES Hotel Reservation: NO Translation Service: NO Additional services of this guide:Palma de Majorca Chauffered tours
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