scruffy1
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Holy Year from Pamplona 2010, SJPP 2011, Lisbon 2012, Le Puy 2013, Vezelay (partial watch this space!) 2014; 2015 Toulouse-Puenta la Reina (Arles)
I am re-reading "The Pilgrimage to Santiago" by Edwin Mullins, a personal favorite of mine. He mentions Santiago Matamoros and the different representations which have come down to us, everything from the Iglesia de Santiago el Real in Logroño to Green Shield trading stamps to Salvador Dali. Dali is not my favorite artist however many people do seem to enjoy his work so here I include not one but two Dali representations of St James:
http://www.royal-painting.com/htmllarge/large-4487.html and
http://www.aantv.com/images/cache/800x800_777062.top.jpg
PS I know some people have harbor a prejudice against books, people who read them, and the information and thoughts of others which might intefer with their own musings on the Camino. I have met far too many of these people who have arrived in Logroño late and left early without ever noticing the facade of the Eglisia de Santiago el Real even though the church is situated directly on the Camino to the right as you leave the albergue-just pick up your head!. True, one must walk up that side street some few meters to see it all but this is a fantastic sight which should not be missed!
http://www.royal-painting.com/htmllarge/large-4487.html and
http://www.aantv.com/images/cache/800x800_777062.top.jpg
PS I know some people have harbor a prejudice against books, people who read them, and the information and thoughts of others which might intefer with their own musings on the Camino. I have met far too many of these people who have arrived in Logroño late and left early without ever noticing the facade of the Eglisia de Santiago el Real even though the church is situated directly on the Camino to the right as you leave the albergue-just pick up your head!. True, one must walk up that side street some few meters to see it all but this is a fantastic sight which should not be missed!