Star-painted ceiling
A ceiling painted with stars frequently occurs as a design motif in a cathedral or Christian church, and replicates the Earth's sky at night.[1]
Star-painted vaulting over the apse of St. Mary's Basilica, Kraków in Poland.
A starry vault over the chancel of Carlisle Cathedral in Cumbria in northern England.
Examples
The dome of Lovely Lane Methodist Church in Baltimore, designed by Stanford White, was decorated with the stars as they were thought to have appeared in the night sky on the morning of the church's dedication, 6 November 1887.[2]
Other examples of star-painted ceilings include:
- Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)
- Carlisle Cathedral,[3] England (at left)
- Church of Santiago, Málaga,[4] Spain
- Saint Gertrude Church, in Darłowo,[5] Poland
- Hermitage of Santa Ana, in Xàtiva, Spain
- St. Mary's Basilica, Kraków,[6][7] Poland
- Sainte-Chapelle, in Paris, France[8]
- Siena Cathedral, in Siena, Italy[9]
- The original ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome at Pope Sixtus IV's time was a starry "vault of Heaven," done in gold and lapis lazuli. This is attributed to Pier Matteo d'Amelia. In 1506 Pope Julius II appointed Michelangelo to repaint the ceiling with scenes from the Book of Genesis[10]
- St. Ulrich's and St. Afra's Abbey,[11] in Bavaria, Germany
- Santo Domingo de la Calzada Cathedral, in La Rioja, Spain[12]
- Toledo Cathedral,[13] Spain
- Mausoleum of the Andrássy Family, Trebišov,[14] Slovakia
- The Forum Auditorium in the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) has a ceiling which mimics the night sky. Each major star is represented by an electric light, and the constellations they form are painted and labelled around them.
References
- Copy of Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Michelle Harvey on Prezi, accessed January 16, 2017
- Kilde, Jeanne Halgren (2005). When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-century America. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- Flickr: Starry vault | Carlisle Cathedral | Graham Relf | Flickr, accessdate: January 25, 2017
- Visit the oldest church in Malaga, the iglesia de Santiago: Visit the oldest church in Malaga, the iglesia de Santiago, accessdate: January 25, 2017
- serwis informacyjny, pomorze, wybrzeże, zabytki, wakacje, zdjecia, galeria, wypoczynek, wyszukiwarka, baza turystyczna, informacje dla turystow: Królewskie Miasto Darłowo - darlowo.pl - serwis informacyjny, pomorze, wybrzeże, zabytki, wakacje, zdjecia, galeria, wypoczynek, wyszukiwarka, baza turystyczna, informacje dla turystow, accessdate: January 26, 2017
- TripAdvisor: Starry vault - Picture of Church of the Virgin Mary (Kosciol Mariacki), Krakow - TripAdvisor, accessdate: January 25, 2017
- St Mary's Basilica Starry Vault Market Square | Flickr: Krakow - St Mary's Basilica Starry Vault Market Square | Flickr, accessdate: January 24, 2017
- @not_a_lye on Instagram: “" Starry Vault " #lasaintechapelle #paris”: @not_a_lye on Instagram: “" Starry Vault " #lasaintechapelle #paris”, accessdate: January 26, 2017
- Roberto Alborghetti: THE CATHEDRAL OF SIENA UNVEILS ITS MAGNIFICENT MARBLE INTARSIA FLOOR: EXTRAORDINARY NIGHT OPENINGS (UNTIL OCTOBER 27) | ROBERTO ALBORGHETTI, accessdate: January 24, 2017
- Nickerson, Angela (2008). A Journey into Michelangelo's Rome. Roaring Forties Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-0977742912.
- Alamy: Augsburg, Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany, accessdate: January 26, 2017
- Fine Art Stock Licensing: Art Resource | Fine Art Stock Licensing, accessdate: January 24, 2017
- Photo of Toledo Cathedral: Capilla de San Blas (1399): Starry Vault: Photo of Toledo Cathedral: Capilla de San Blas (1399): Starry Vault, accessdate: January 25, 2017
- smartface.tv: starr, accessdate: January 24, 2017
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