Carved in stone

Many of them are known to be carved out of a stone or two or three large, which were then joined together. Motives are very diverse. Sometimes it randomly piled up figures, sometimes - harmonious distribution of the section. There are braided columns of figures, there are triptychs. But common to all these works is that they are made in stone and standing in the open air. "Ancestors" Culver had Meniere's - they, when Christianity came, began to decorate the images. Pagan joined the church and helped to create an entirely new kind of art. Culver often serve to illustrate the passion of Christ. Unlike many other samples of religious art Culver very individualized. Firstly, they were made by sculptors from the people, secondly, at every time in his own imagined costumes biblical history. Culver created over two hundred years, and, of course, each sculpture, each community tried to outdo each other. Most Culver - original works of art. Here is the direct figures in theatrical poses. emphasize the buttons and fabric density. Fat women on their knees, in prayer, behold Christ crucified on the cross. Broad-shouldered stocky soldiers, as if getting up in the stirrups, looking awkward horses in the greatest drama of biblical history. Composition intricate, complicated, like a maze, and sometimes not so easy to unravel the meaning. Wind and rain do not damage these masterpieces. In contrast, the winds are smooth, polished surface, and moisture is coated with a thin layer of moss, yellow with white spots, animating stone. Moss and fungus form intricate patterns and shapes add a special charm, and if Culver is standing under a tree, it seems that it plays a mysterious moonlight. Severe Breton climate, harsh winds, wet fog, scorching sun completed the creation of masterpieces. There are Culver, on which more than two hundred pieces. The oldest surviving Culver can be seen at the chapel of Our Lady near Saint-Gvenole. Its done in the XV century., It is about a hundred pieces.