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The imposing geology of the Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland.
The Giant's Causeway, located in County Antrim, on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven and eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres thick in places.
A reflecting pool-fountain transforms to skating ring in winter time, probably the best idea anybody had in City Hall. The reflecting/ skating pool was part of original design in 1962 (Viljo Revell). In recent years some ideas to 'improve' or transform the public square were not too successful. The best idea in years was to install the now iconic 'Toronto' sign, which was only supposed to be temporary. Of course, that was not original idea, Hollywood may have been first (1923).
891. Toronto. 2021- Dec 17; P1190999; Upload Dec 27, 2021. Lmx -ZS100
Le châtelet d’entrée a été transformé en musée et le château Egeskov slot est situé au Egeskov Gade 18, Kværndrup, île de Fionie au Danemark.
Une vue à partir des jardins du château.
Majestueux et privé, le château, débuté au 14e siècle, a été achevé en 1554 sur une île, au milieu d'un lac bordé d'une forêt. Sa construction sur une grande quantité de pilotis de chêne aurait « coûté la vie à toute une forêt de chênes », d'où son nom Egeskov signifiant forêt de chênes. Ce château Renaissance à vocation initialement défensive est passé aux mains des ancêtres de l'actuel propriétaire en 1784. Celui-ci, le comte Ahlefeldt-Laurving-Bille, un grand collectionneur d'engins mécaniques l'habite toujours et le château n'est visitable qu'en partie.
Le château est reconnu en Europe comme le mieux préservé des châteaux Renaissance bâtis sur une île. On y admire notamment la Grande Salle de banquet, restaurée en 1975, et, disséminés ici et là, des trophées de chasse rapportés d'Afrique par l'avant-dernier propriétaire. À proximité, un musée de 3 000 m2, créé par le propriétaire, présente sa collection de voitures anciennes, d'avions, de motos et de voitures à chevaux.
Mais ce sont les jardins privés du domaine de 15 ha, créés au 18e siècle et entourant le château, qui constitue son joyau. Les jardins ont évolué grandement au fil des ans mais le plan date de 1730 lorsque Niels Krag conçut le jardin à la française qui en 1962 fut remplacé par le jardin actuel de style Renaissance par le français Ferdinant Duprat avec ses topiaires en forme de pyramide et de spirales. Un pont-levis datant de la fin du 19e siècle relie le château à une superbe avant-cour où errent des paons blancs. On découvre au-delà une partie des 750 ha de terres cultivées qui font depuis longtemps la fortune d'Egeskov.
Bingley becomes a winter wonderland..unless you were stuck in the traffic for hours. The snow has broken many branches off the still-leaf-covered-trees. A morning walk of great sanity to avoid the news.
A familiar Langdale scene, which most of us ignore on the way to the ODG..transformed by snow and light.
La structure de 80 mètres de long sur 16 mètres de haut, est composée de quelque 35.000 planches en bois de toutes les couleurs.
L'oeuvre monumentale éphémère d'Arne Quinze " The Passenger", érigée tout près de la Grand-Place de Mons en ouverture du projet culturel "Mons 2015, Capitale européenne de la Culture" a été entièrement démontée à partir du 12 avril 2021.
"Pour l'artiste, le vide créé par l'oeuvre une fois enlevée fait partie intégrante de sa démarche artistique", a indiqué la Fondation Mons 2025. "Le vide est comme un point de départ d'une nouvelle façon de penser à la manière de rendre nos espaces publics plus diversifiés". Comme annoncé lors de sa conception, les composants de "The Passenger" seront recyclés: le bois utilisé dans la structure sera transformé en pâte à papier et les vis seront récupérées.
The structure, 80 meters long and 16 meters high, is made up of some 35,000 wooden planks of all colors.
The ephemeral monumental work of Arne Quinze "The Passenger", erected near the Grand-Place in Mons at the opening of the cultural project "Mons 2015, European Capital of Culture" has been completely dismantled from April 12, 2021.
"For the artist, the void created by the work once removed is an integral part of his artistic approach," said the Mons 2025 Foundation. "The void is like a starting point for a new way of thinking about the way of making our public spaces more diversified ". As announced during its design, the components of "The Passenger" will be recycled: the wood used in the structure will be transformed into paper pulp and the screws will be recovered.
Voici une photo des magasins généraux avant leur transformation, prise en 2013, et post-traitée la même année.
Construits sur les berges du Canal de l’Ourcq à Pantin au début des années 1930 par l'ingénieur Chouard conformément aux dessins dressés par l'inspecteur général des ponts et chaussées Louis Suquet, le "grenier de Paris" a d'abord connu une activité bouillonnante avant de tomber peu à peu dans l'oubli. Investi ensuite par des graffeurs du monde entier, le bâtiment se mue en "cathédrale du graff" et haut lieu du street art avant de subir un chantier de reconversion. A travers leurs nombreuses vies, les Magasins généraux ont ainsi marqué l’histoire industrielle et artistique de Paris.
Depuis 2016, les Magasins généraux entament une nouvelle vie en devenant à la fois lieu de travail collectif et nouveau Centre de création au cœur du Grand Paris.
" Symbolisme : La forme dure et épineuse du chardon bleu représente la force, la résilience et l'endurance. Il symbolise également l'indépendance, la régénération et la transformation. "
HSS everyone. PP info: Original HDR image of low raking sun behind a cloud. Took exposure down and upped black levels to create the silhouettes.
Processed using Light Room's cross process pre-set to get a moody offset to the colours.
In photoshop increased canvas side stretched 20% wider and added the reflection by flipping the image then transforming it to crush it down. Tweaked the Hue level of the reflection portion then finally added a redfield filter for water ripples.
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As the sun retreats behind Mount Serapi, the Sarawak River transforms into a shimmering canvas of gold and deep blue. Silhouetted against the glow, a Pak Tambang rows his traditional wooden boat, a silent custodian of an age-old river culture. The gentle ripples of his passage reflect a heritage that has stood the test of time, linking past and present as the Malay kampung lights begin to flicker along the riverbanks.
At the centre of the exhibition, a circular matrix echoes the motif of the Black Atlantic, an ocean transformed into a disc, a metonymy for the Caribbean and the ‘Tout-Monde’ (Whole World), according to the formula of Martinican poet Édouard Glissant, as a metaphor for Parisian space.
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Au centre de l’exposition, une matrice circulaire reprend le motif de l’Atlantique noir, océan devenu disque, métonymie de la Caraïbe et du « Tout-Monde », selon la formule du poète martiniquais, Édouard Glissant comme métaphore de l’espace parisien.
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Bexhill or Bexhill-on-Sea is a seaside town situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England. An ancient town and part of the local-government district of Rother, Bexhill is home to a number of archaeological sites, a Manor House in the Old Town, an abundance of Edwardian and Victorian architecture, and the famous De La Warr Pavilion: today a centre for contemporary art – which has featured the work of Andy Warhol, Cerith Wyn Evans and Richard Wilson amongst others – and an auditorium, where Bob Marley had his first UK appearance and has since seen performances by Elvis Costello, Goldfrapp, Ray Davies, Years & Years, Patti Smith and Laurie Anderson.
The first reference to Bexhill, or Bexelei as it was originally called, was in a charter granted by King Offa of Mercia in 772 AD. It is recorded that King Offa had 'defeated the men of Hastings' in 771 AD. At this time, the term Hastings would have referred to this whole area rather than the town itself as it does today. In the charter, King Offa established a church and religious community in Bexhill.
During the Norman Conquest of 1066 it appears that Bexhill was largely destroyed. The Domesday survey of 1086 records that the manor was worth £20 before the conquest, was 'waste' in 1066 and was worth £18 10s in 1086. King William I used the lands he had conquered to reward his knights and gave Bexhill manor to Robert, Count of Eu, with most of the Hastings area. Robert's grandson, John, Count of Eu, gave back the manor to the bishops of Chichester in 1148 and it is probable that the first manor house was built by the bishops at this time. The later manor house, the ruins of which can still be seen at the Manor Gardens in Bexhill Old Town, was built about 1250, probably on the instructions of St. Richard, Bishop of Chichester. St Richard's Catholic College, the local Catholic school, was duly for said bishop. The Manor House was the easternmost residence owned by the bishops and would have been used as a place to stay while travelling around or through the eastern part of their diocese. There were often disputes between the Bishops of Chichester and the Abbots of Battle Abbey, usually about land ownership in this area. In 1276 a large portion of Bexhill was made into a park for hunting and in 1447 Bishop Adam de Moleyns was given permission to fortify the Manor House.
In 1561 Queen Elizabeth I took possession of Bexhill Manor and three years later she gave it to Sir Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset. The Earls, later Dukes, of Dorset owned Bexhill until the mid 19th century. Their main residences were Buckhurst Place in Sussex and Knole House in Kent.
In 1804 soldiers of the King's German Legion were stationed in barracks at Bexhill. These troops were Hanoverians who had escaped when their country was overrun by Napoleon's French Army. As King George III was also the Elector of Hanover, he welcomed them and they fought as part of the British Army. At about this time, defensive Martello Towers were built along the south east coast, some near Bexhill, in order to repel any French invasion. In 1814 the soldiers of the King's German Legion left Bexhill, eventually playing an important part in the Battle of Waterloo the following year. The German troops had been here to protect Bexhill from the French. However, many of the local people were actively trading with the enemy by way of smuggling. The best known of the local smugglers were in the Little Common Gang and the most famous incident was the infamous Battle of Sidley Green in 1828.
In 1813 Elizabeth Sackville had married the 5th Earl De La Warr, and when the male line of the Dukes of Dorset died out in 1865 she and her husband inherited Bexhill.
It was the 7th Earl De La Warr who decided to transform the small rural village of Bexhill into an exclusive seaside resort. He contracted the builder, John Webb, to construct the first sea wall and to lay out De La Warr Parade. Webb, in part payment for his work, was given all the land extending from Sea Road to the Polegrove, south of the railway line. Opened in 1890, the luxurious Sackville Hotel was built for the 7th Earl De La Warr and originally included a house for the use of his family. In 1891 Viscount Cantelupe, his eldest surviving son, married Muriel Brassey, the daughter of Sir Thomas and the late Annie, Lady Brassey of Normanhurst Court near Bexhill. The Manor House was fully refurbished so that Lord and Lady Cantelupe could live in style as Lord and Lady of the Manor. Finally, the 7th Earl De La Warr transferred control of his Bexhill estate to Viscount Cantelupe. When the 7th Earl De La Warr died in 1896
Viscount Cantelupe became the 8th Earl De La Warr. At this time he organised the building on the sea front of the Kursaal, a pavilion for refined entertainment and relaxation. He also had a bicycle track made, with a cycle chalet, at the eastern end of De La Warr Parade. These amenities were provided to promote the new resort. Meanwhile, many independent schools were being attracted to the expanding town due to its health-giving reputation. The railway came through Bexhill in 1846, the first railway station being a small country halt situated roughly where Sainsbury's car park is today. This was some distance from the village on the hill. A new station, north of Devonshire Square, was opened in 1891 to serve the growing resort. In 1902 the current railway station was opened and a Bexhill West Station was built for the newly built Crowhurst Branch Line.
1902 was the year that Bexhill became an Incorporated Borough. This was the first Royal Charter granted by Edward VII. Bexhill was the last town in Sussex to be incorporated and it was the first time a Royal Charter was delivered by motorcar. To celebrate the town's newfound status and to promote the resort, the 8th Earl De La Warr organised the country's first ever motorcar races along De La Warr Parade in May 1902. The town was scandalised at this time by the divorce of Earl De La Warr.
Muriel had brought the action on the grounds of adultery and abandonment. She was granted a divorce and given custody of their three children. Muriel, with her children, Myra, Avice and Herbrand, went back to live with Earl Brassey at Normanhurst Court. The 8th Earl De La Warr remarried but was again divorced for adultery. He also suffered recurrent and well-publicised financial difficulties. At the start of the First World War in 1914 the Earl bought a Royal Naval commission. He died of fever at Messina in 1915.
Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville became the 9th Earl De La Warr. He is best known for championing the construction of the De La Warr Pavilion, which was built and opened in 1935. The 9th Earl also became Bexhill's first socialist mayor. He died in 1976.
The Second World War caused the evacuation of the schools and substantial bomb-damage to the town. Many schools returned to Bexhill after the war but there was a steady decline in the number of independent schools in the town. The break-up of the British Empire and in particular the Independence of India in 1947 hastened the process. Most of the schools were boarding and catered largely for the children of the armed forces overseas and of the colonial administration. Although the number of schools decreased, many of the parents and former pupils had fond memories of the town and later retired to Bexhill.
For further information please visit
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexhill-on-Sea and www.discoverbexhill.com/
Macro Mondays
{BAM 17 of 52}
Theme: Transformation
I normally don't wear this much make-up but when I do I can honestly say I feel transformed. lol
Happy Macro Monday everyone! Hope everyone has a wonderful week!
By the way my eyebrows are having a bad day lol
Fishtopia par Kid Crayon : le royaume des poissons dinguos !
Cette chambre 47 a été créée par Kid Crayon, un illustrateur de Bristol ! Les poissons jouent avec des avions en papiers, chantent et s’amusent ! Le paradis des poissons ! Cet artiste a pour habitude de mettre en situation des personnages de la vie de tous les jours dans des situations plus que banales. Il semblerait que pour cette réalisation, ses personnages se soient transformés en poissons !
I reckon this shot is a bit too late for the movie - Transformer. I didn't even realise this shot is in my archives... that's what happen when one has too much crap in his harddrive :P Anyway, its still better late than never! Sorry its a post & run this morning as its way past midnight here & I'm going to transform myself into a sleeping log now. Should see you shortly soon! ciao!
View LARGE On Black to TRANSFORM!
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About
The Oversize Boat Truck at Dockland, Melbourne
The Shot
Standard 3 exposure shot (+2..0..-2 EV) taken handheld using Sigma DC HSM 10-20mm lens
Photomatix
- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'curves' to increase the contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'level' to tone up the metal bars
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (blues) to adjust the sky
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (reds) to desaturate the harshness
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (yellows) to tone down the ground
- Used a slight amount of 'unsharp mask' (as always) on the background layer
You
All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are (as always) welcome
Music
(Transformer Soundtrack) Linkin Park - What I've Done
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Thanks to an annual Art Competition, the town of San Nicolas has been transformed by over 50 of these beautiful murals!
The Brum skyscraper 'cluster' is set to transform the city centre area of towers to accommodate more residentials to live in.
This is all that they do in my City Centre, to keep on rising high upwards, as they can't widen out!.
For these days, my City Centre is becoming compact and lacks any room to move through the narrow streets in this City.
This part of the view, I captured was taken from the Fazeley Street Canal bridge of Digbeth.
Which for us Brummie photographers, love this part for walking around urban streets and unspoilt from most Modern progress and looking for any new changes that are taking place!
Many thanks for your kind comments and compliments from you here, my dear good friends!
Transformable small planes based on the micromaster scale Transformers.
I went for trans-coloured nose cones to keep them less dominant in robot mode.
Eyelashes have the impressive ability to transform your face. Eyelashes complement the face as does lipstick, however eyelashes may actually even do it more.
Take these [Pink&Love] Oh My Autumn Lashes for example. These EvoX lashes draw a contrast between my eyes and eyelids - just like lipstick draws attention to the contrast between my lips and its surrounding facial features.
Long eyelashes could be flirtatious indicators for men, since we tend to blink more slowly than men do. This soft and fluttering accentuating signal undoubtedly serves us as a means of expressing our attractiveness.
Lipstick has been used for centuries by women all over the world to enhance their appearance, express themselves, and feel more confident. I complemented my looks with SENTINUS BEAUTY Ivana Lipstick to draw attention to my lips by making them look fuller and more defined.
To help remind me of my next date, I am wearing this SO SILLY Interactive Fruity Watch. Like my smart watch in RL, it is very fun to wear since it sequentially rolls through different dial faces.
You can find all the the above referenced beauty products exclusively featured at the SWANK Fall into Autumn Event for November.
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Established in 1880, the Taiping Lake Garden is one of the oldest garden in Malaysia. The huge lake was formerly a tin mine but was since transformed into a beautiful well used and well maintained park where flowers, birds, insects, animals and lush greenery thrive.
Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro, the Genil, the Monachil and the Beiro. Ascribed to the Vega de Granada comarca, the city sits at an average elevation of 738 m (2,421 ft) above sea level, yet is only one hour by car from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. With a population of 233,532 as of 2024, it is the 20th-largest city in Spain.
Nearby is the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, where the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held. Its nearest airport is Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport.
The area was settled since ancient times by Iberians, Romans, and Visigoths. The current settlement became a major city of Al-Andalus in the 11th century during the Zirid Taifa of Granada. In the 13th century it became the capital of the Emirate of Granada under Nasrid rule, the last Muslim-ruled state in the Iberian Peninsula. Granada was conquered in 1492 by the Catholic Monarchs and progressively transformed into a Christian city over the course of the 16th century.
The Alhambra, a medieval Nasrid citadel and palace, is located in Granada. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the most visited tourist sites in Spain. Islamic-period influence and Moorish architecture are also preserved in the Albaicín neighborhood and other medieval monuments in the city. The 16th century also saw a flourishing of Mudéjar architecture and Renaissance architecture, followed later by Baroque and Churrigueresque styles. The University of Granada has an estimated 47,000 undergraduate students spread over five different campuses in the city. The pomegranate (Spanish: granada) is the heraldic device of Granada.
Super-Padd has almost recovered from the accident.
He was on his way to Mummy Marian's house when he collided with the sliding door on landing. He was unconscious for a while and suffered from paw problems.
He now wants to meet Paddy, Daddy Jesse and all the other bears who live in Australia.
Peter told Super-Padd about the secret magical portal in Mummy Marian's garden and also told him when you go through the portal you are in Australia.
But..because S-Padd is too big, he cannot go through the portal.
Peter asked for help from the fairy-mother.
She came immediately with fairy-dust.
Peter took Super-Padd to the agreed place in the garden after sunset.....
SUPER-PADD:
I do find it a bit scary Peter.
I don't know what's happening.
PETER:
Have faith in the Fairy Mother....look...there she is already!!!!
FAIRY-MOTHER:
I don't have much time Peter and Super-Padd. So if you stay still, I'll do the spell and sprinkle fairy-dust all over you Super-Padd. Then you can go through the gate.
It takes a few seconds to transform.
If there are any problems, you can send me an app.
Here we go....
Fairy Mother does the spell...sprinkles fairydust all over Super-Padd.
After that, she disappeared.
The fairy-dust circles around Super-Padd. Fog forms...a thud....and....
PETER:
Huh....Super Padd....where are you???????
SUPER-PADD: (replies in a small voice)
Here Peter!!!
Boy are you big! What happened to you?????
Be continued
90 seconds to contemplate how photography has completely changed how I see the world, and especially how I see this city.
Sort of a sequel to this photo.
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Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.
Alcuni pittori trasformano il sole in una macchia gialla, altri trasformano una macchia gialla nel sole.
(Pablo Picasso)
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A Via Cristoforo Colombo é a artéria principal de Riomaggiore, a povoação mais a sudeste do Parque Nacional das Cinque Terre, na região da Ligúria, Itália. Esta via pedonal liga a parte alta da vila à marina, estando ladeada por edifícios característicos da arquitetura vernacular liguriana, conhecidos como "case-torri" (casas-torre). As fachadas estreitas e altas destas edificações são pintadas em tons polícromos de terracota, ocre e amarelo, e foram historicamente projetadas para otimizar o espaço limitado entre a montanha e o mar Mediterrâneo. A Via Cristoforo Colombo é o centro da vida social e comercial da localidade, refletindo a dinâmica entre a preservação das tradições locais e a forte presença do turismo internacional. Classificada como Património Mundial da UNESCO desde 1997, Riomaggiore transformou a sua economia, outrora baseada na viticultura em socalcos e na pesca, num dos destinos mais visitados da Riviera Italiana.
Via Cristoforo Colombo is the main thoroughfare in Riomaggiore, the southeasternmost village in the Cinque Terre National Park in the Liguria region of Italy. This pedestrian street connects the upper part of the village to the marina and is lined with buildings characteristic of Ligurian vernacular architecture, known as “case-torri” (tower houses). The narrow, tall facades of these buildings are painted in polychrome shades of terracotta, ochre, and yellow, and were historically designed to optimize the limited space between the mountain and the Mediterranean Sea. Via Cristoforo Colombo is the center of the town's social and commercial life, reflecting the dynamic between the preservation of local traditions and the strong presence of international tourism. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, Riomaggiore has transformed its economy, once based on terraced viticulture and fishing, into one of the most visited destinations on the Italian Riviera.
Mediante el uso de tecnologías de proyección, "Reflections" transforma la fachada de titanio del museo Guggenheim en un lienzo sobre el que se plasman animaciones.
La encargada de crear tal espectáculo es la empresa "59 Productions" para homenajear las 2 décadas del museo bilbaino.
En 20 minutos de proyección pude realizar 42 tomas diferentes.
Capitel proveniente de la Iglesia de San Martín de Frómista, se situaba en el lado interior derecho de la capilla mayor, el ábside central. Debido a la vandálica mutilación que sufrió, salvo parte del cimacio, fue llevado al Museo de Palencia y en su lugar se colocó otro, gracias a la fotografía publicada en 1901 por E. Serrano www.flickr.com/photos/rabiespierre/3668458995/ que pudo servir para hacer la reproducción que actualmente ocupa el original (ver fotografía de abajo).
La mutilación de las dos figuras principales de la cara frontal se explica por una moralidad puritana que condenaba la desnudez tan explícita en un lugar preeminente de la iglesia.
El tema parece ser que está inspirado en el sarcófago romano de La Orestiada que se hallaba en la cercana abadía de Husillos y que actualmente es sin duda el mejor sarcófago romano del Museo Arqueológico Nacional de Madid: www.arssummum.net/details.php?image_id=4537&mode=sear...
Tanto el desnudo de los personajes como la presencia de las serpientes y los pliegues curvados de las telas permiten afirmar que el maestro del capitel de Frómista conoció directamente el sarcófago. Sobre la cronología existen dos interpretaciones, basadas ambas en el testamento de doña Mayor, esposa de Sancho III de Navarra, en todo caso siglo XI.
Un artículo interesante sobre el capitel, una posible interpretación del mismo y el Sarcófago de Husillos es el que cita Dirk abajo www.romanicoaragones.com/Colaboraciones/Colaboraciones043...
Pero mucho más interesante y profundo es el artículo del profesor Francisco Prado-Vilar titulado "Saevum Facinus: Estilo, Genealogía y Sacrifico en el Arte Románico Español" publicado en la revista "Goya" Nº 324, editada por la Fundación Lázaro Galdeano (Julio- Sepiembre 2008).
www.ucm.es/centros/cont/descargas/documento11894.pdf
Para entender este capitel y el existente en Frómista es necesario un breve resumen sobre las ideas sostenidas por este autor:
Ajustándose a la genealogía formal nacida de la imaginería del sarcófago de Husillos, el capitel de Frómista se erige, a la vez, en la más fiel traducción de su mensaje iconográfico a un nuevo contexto cristiano. En efecto, sarcófago y capitel tienen como tema fundamental un crimen familiar y su castigo divino.
La iconografía de este capitel ha permanecido inescrutable durante tanto tiempo debido, en parte, a su precario estado de conservación pues la pieza original, hoy en el Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Palencia, fue mutilada en el curso de la restauración de la iglesia a comienzos del siglo XX. El hecho de que los dos desnudos aparezcan casi totalmente picados mientras las demás figuras quedaron casi intactas denuncia un acto consciente de censura, posiblemente motivado porque la visibilidad de sus genitales debió ser considerada obscena . Curiosamente, habiendo sobrevivido intactos desde el siglo XI, los desnudos no se libraron del fundamentalismo censor de un individuo posiblemente movido por el fervor católico militante que rodeó a la restauración de San Martín de Frómista, y que, "se caracterizó por una incoercible nostalgia por un medievo idealizado". . A la "recristianización" de la sociedad promovida por los poderes episcopales del momento, se sumaba la quot;recristianizacion" de la Edad Media, una actitud que sabemos, por noticias indirectas, que influyó en la restauración de la escultura de esta iglesia. En el Catálogo Monumental de la Provincia de Palencia, Rafael Navarro informaba que "...aunque retirados en la restauración algunos canecillos expresivos de la frecuente salacidad de la arquitectura antigua, los 315 existentes, todos distintos, dan una idea de la inspiración del tracista que imaginó el templo..."".
El capitel que puede verse hoy en el ábside de San Martín de Frómista es una copia que muestra un desnudo masculino y otro femenino, presumiblemente realizada por el escultor Santiago Toledo antes de la mutilación del original.
A complicar el misterio que envuelve a esta verdadera piedra Rosetta del arte románico, viene una fotografía del capitel tomada antes de su mutilación, que muestra uno de los desnudos completo, claramente masculino, pero, lamentablemente solo permite apreciar el otro de forma parcial.
Sin embargo, una simple comparación de la copia con la fotografía antigua sirve para constatar que la realización de aquella se vio mediatizada por la imaginación interpretativa del restaurador, quien acentuó sistemáticamente el bulto del relieve y procedió al acabado y repulido de detalles que permanecían ambiguos debido a los daños que afectaban al original en ciertas zonas. En lo que se refiere a la figura "femenina", uno tiene la impresión de que el restaurador se esmeró en hacer una fallida tentativa de "cirugía reconstructora" engrosando la zona genital e insertando una hendidura, cuyo resultado final tiene la apariencia de un extraño unicum dentro de la iconografía vaginal "medieval".
En realidad, la figura original era, con toda probabilidad, masculina, como la que está a su lado, pero había sido dañada su zona genital, faltándole el pene, al igual que le había sucedido al Orestes central del sarcófago de Husillos.
Además de la evidencia arqueológica que demuestra que los principales protagonistas del capitel son personajes masculinos, el análisis del proceso por el que a las figuras del friso de la Orestiada se les asignaron nuevos papeles en su marco temático cristiano no deja lugar a dudas de que en se representa a Caín matando a Abel. Caín adopta la pose heroica del Orestes homicida, mientras la asustada nodriza del sarcófago se transforma en Abel intentando esquivar el golpe. Más sorprendente es la transformación sufrida por la figura de Egisto, que invierte su posición en el capitel para incorporarse a las filas de las fuerzas demoníacas que emergen del inframundo para castigar a Caín. Esta metamorfosis vino sugerida muy probablemente por el bíblico clamor de la sangre de Abel, que denuncia el fratricidio e induce a Yaveh a maldecir a su asesino:
Entonces el Señor preguntó a Cain: "Dónde está tu hermano Abel?" "
No lo sé", respondió Caín, "¿Acaso yo soy el guardián de mi hermano?"
Y el Señor le dijo: ¿Qué has hecho? ¡Escucha! La sangre de tu hermano está gritando hacia mi desde la tierra". Por eso maldito serás de la tierra, que abrió sus fauces para recibir
de mano tuya la sangre de tu hermano. Cuando la labres, no te dará sus frutos y andarás por ella fugitivo y errante. (Génesis 4: 9-13).
Las Furias del sarcófago, que en la mitología clásica son seres encargados de vengar los crímenes familiares, resurgen en el capitel inalteradas en su función y su significado, como si su infatigable carrera persecutoria las hubiese llevado de la época mítica a la bíblica en un viaje ininterrumpido .
Al igual que en la tragedia griega, donde las Erinias someten a Orestes a una persecución incesante sin la maldición de Dios a Caín: "andarás fugitivo y errante en la tierra".