An Exemplary Frailty by Djeser
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Description
"A. W. ...was wonderfully strucken with a
veneration of the stately, yet much lamented,
ruins of the abbey there, built before the Norman
Conquest...He spent some time with a melancholy
delight in taking a prospect of the ruins of that
place...The place hath yet some ruins to show,
and to instruct the pensive beholder with an
exemplary frailty."
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Anthony a Wood, "Life and Times"
"Amidst the gloom arose the ruins of the abbey,
tinged with a bright ray, which discovered a
profusion of rich Gothic workmanship; and
exhibited in pleasing contrast the grey stone of
which the ruins are composed, with the feathering
foliage that floated round them...The imagination
formed it, after the vision vanished."
-
William Gilpin, "Observations on the River Wye,
etc., relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty,
made in the summer of 1770."
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Helmut's terrific abbey ruins, Steve, Rdna
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Thanks for looking!
Comments (46)
timefighter
Looks awesome D!
Panic912
Another fantastic work! Excellent texturing on the wall!
melevos
Very beautiful! excellent work!
deevee
Excellent image, great history lesson! well done Christie.
sittingblue
I love the atmosphere here. It's a beautiful picture and fine artwork.
Ona
Yes, the ruins are fantastic, but the romantic mood is yours!
FrenchKiss
Super image and lovely composition! Excellent!
kenwas
Great scene! The soft atmosphere is just awesome!
zxcvb
Wow!!! The composition and atmosphere is amazing in this , very well done:-)
deadhead
Wonderful scenery. I like that soft effect.
wabe
Wow, brilliant. The the Abbey looks terrific i already knew. But you set in scene perectly. I love beside the foreground especially the far away mountains. Superb.
gillbrooks
I love looking around the real things and your image has captured that wonderful atmosphere I feel when I'm there :-)
Irish
Absolutely gorgeous!!! A beautifully captured scene.
SQS
This is wonderful! I love the frail lighting! beautiful vegetation
TheWingedOne
Another excellent image. :) You have a great feeling for setting up landscapes. The way you position the different plants and trees looks very natural. Bravo, Christie! Btw. where can I get the awesome looking abbey? :)))
lingrif
Beautiful! Mood/atmosphere really draws me into the scene. A gorgeous image!
zaberc
Belle composition !!!!Atmo is really well done
esper77
Excellent! Great atmosphere and textures, well done! :)
butterfly_fish
Love the atmosphere and POV in this! Great work!
coa
Interesting camera angle, Christie! I really like your soft atmosphere in this one!
FrenchTish
beautiful image!
kjer_99
Wonderful combination of writings and art, Christie. I'm adding this to my favorites--I'm an old ruins freak. Love the POV on this as well. There are, after all, so many things about this picture to like!
dlk30341
The trees look so Real....excellent textures as well. Just a lovely piece of art. Well done:)
Belgareth
I love the dreamy finish you have got going here. Colours are excellent, working harmoniously together as a well rehearsed ballet. Textures are really cool. Well done and you have my vote:)
mwkloh
The lighting and colors really sets an appropriate mood for the ruins and the image described by the writings. Well done!!
Umbetro38
Like the Idea - looks very great - the Trees and textures perfect
sacada
Beautiful image and wonderful title. Excellent light, tones and brilliant plant work. Very well done.
rodluc2001
nice mood, and abbey looks terrific ! nice One.
BGHart
A wonderful scene and a very soft mood. Excellent work.
StuffedGrizzly
So beautiful colours!! Excellent extures and composition!!