tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post2824144864725379142..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Tudeley, KentPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-54498142900224464522010-03-24T01:55:45.624+00:002010-03-24T01:55:45.624+00:00these beautiful windows remind me of the ones Chag...these beautiful windows remind me of the ones Chagall did at Union Church in Pocantico hills in Upstate New York State. I wrote a post on them 2 years ago and thought you might enjoy them too. This is not just a shameless plug for my blog! <br />http://architectdesign.blogspot.com/2008/08/union-church-of-pocantico-hills.htmlArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-85504097137817300792010-03-18T14:34:32.361+00:002010-03-18T14:34:32.361+00:00Interestingly Chagall always depicts Moses with ho...Interestingly Chagall always depicts Moses with horns, which is a Christian (specifically Catholic, in the Vulgate Bible) misreading for "radiant".Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020242863144175965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-75044280229076053422010-03-18T11:42:09.688+00:002010-03-18T11:42:09.688+00:00Hels: Although Sarah's father was Jewish, her ...Hels: Although Sarah's father was Jewish, her mother wasn't. She was an Anglican. Hence the memorial in a church. Chagall was Jewish but used Christian iconography in some of his work, so was the perfect choice. So out of this religious mixture comes wonderful creativity.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-57251711486103137662010-03-18T10:44:23.693+00:002010-03-18T10:44:23.693+00:00Philip, it is interesting that you should mention ...Philip, it is interesting that you should mention the history of the Goldsmids. They were of course a very well known family of Jewish merchants, bankers, politicians and philanthropists, but I had discounted that possibility since Sarah was memorialised in a church.<br /><br />So that raises two conflicting issues. Of course the Goldsmids would have seen Chagall in the Jerusalem hospital and loved his work. Undoubtedly they would have wanted his particularly Jewish sensibility for their much loved daughter's memorial.<br /><br />On the other hand, the site they chose was a church! And more than that, the Chagall designs explicitly included Christian symbols.<br /><br />For two of the four sides of Chagall windows in Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, see http://farm1.static.flickr.com/122/283266927_34944c95b6.jpg<br /><br />Who knew that blogging would be such a fine source of great historical and architectural information :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-30974500081507855702010-03-18T07:23:29.139+00:002010-03-18T07:23:29.139+00:00Hels: There is also a single Chagall window in Chi...Hels: There is also a single Chagall window in Chichester Cathedral and there's a chapel in France, at La Saillant, Limousin, with a suite of windows by him. Also, apparently a synagogue in Jerusalem has a full set of windows by the artist. <br /><br />Tudeley is near Tonbridge, which is southeast of London. It's a small place, but I guess they enticed Chagall there because they were sincere admirers of his work – Sarah had seen and liked the Jerusalem windows, which had been exhibited in Paris - and because it was a captivating commission. Also, the artist must have felt at one with this part-Jewish, part-Christian family.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-55450402710004690242010-03-17T23:08:53.107+00:002010-03-17T23:08:53.107+00:00I honestly thought that the only church with windo...I honestly thought that the only church with windows done by Marc Chagall was the Fraumünster in Zurich. It has four very fine Chagall windows.<br /><br />How super that you found another, rather smaller and perhaps less central church with fine Chagall windows. But where is Tudeley? And how did the d’Avigdor Goldsmids get Chagall to go there?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-83534912063391620892010-03-17T16:42:17.427+00:002010-03-17T16:42:17.427+00:00It's a wonderful spot Philip and you've ca...It's a wonderful spot Philip and you've captured it well. I was there last year and was amazed at how remote the church felt, yet it's cheek by jowl with Tonbridge. beautifully 'airy' stained glass if you know what I mean.Jon Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717891707293701969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-82711676956649831582010-03-17T07:50:33.193+00:002010-03-17T07:50:33.193+00:00Neil: That's interesting, thank you. I'll ...Neil: That's interesting, thank you. I'll look at Chagall's art again in the light of what you have said about the later work.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-73878758338906349902010-03-16T22:55:28.093+00:002010-03-16T22:55:28.093+00:00Chagall seems to me to be an artist whose art stre...Chagall seems to me to be an artist whose art strengthened over time. With many artists, and writers, you can discount the later work, but in Chagall's case he saved the best till last. The Chagall Museum in Nice has some beautiful stained glass, in the wall not of a chapel but a concert hall.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020242863144175965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-72633820692806026502010-03-12T17:30:04.958+00:002010-03-12T17:30:04.958+00:00Lord Carrot tells me that there are beautiful Chag...Lord Carrot tells me that there are beautiful Chagall lithographs at the Goldmark Gallery.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com