Nothing to do with comics, but this gorgeous piece of art caught my eye this morning – it is the latest image the BBC site has posted in a regular partnership with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (bit of a mouthful, so normally abbreviated to RCAHMS). Each week the BBC site is working with RCAHMS to highlight a hidden gem of historical art most of us were never aware of. This wonderfully colourful work is painted onto the oak ceiling of the Chamber of the Muses in Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire and was only rediscovered in 1877; it might not be comics, but since many comics readers have a strong interest in visual art I thought I’d post it up. Besides isn’t it a nice way to start the morning, with such a lovely piece of art? Almost like looking at a wordless comic, you feel the urge to create stories around the characters you can see, sorted into ‘frames’ by the roof beams.
November 20th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
hey, just thought you might like a wee bit of meaning to go with the Muses. The characters represented are the Muses and the Virtues, and the room they feature in was that in which Katherine Burnett (wife of the 1st Laird) would spend her days sewing and passing the time with her maids. If you want any more information on this or any of the other ceilings at Crathes, I’ve worked as a student guide there for the past 2 summers (it helps with getting inspiration for my Theatre Design course), so give me a shout.