May 1, 2016, Sunday — Montserrat Monastery near Madrid, Spain
Montserrat as viewed from the town of Manresa
the rebuilt monastery
another monastery on the mountain
bachelor's buttons??
the jagged cliffs of Montserrat
flowers
the day-time moon is visible over the strange mountainside
the rebuilt monastery
funicular to go partway up the mountain
wonderful old metal-clad door
actor dressed as a gladiator
the monastery nestled in the mountain
courtyard outside of the basilica
walking up the stairs and corridor to see the Moreneta (the Black Virgin statue)
saints along the stairs
angels as well
The Moreneta, or Black Virgin, is a statue of Mary and Christ and the patron saint of Catalonia. Believed by some to have been carved in Jerusalem in the early days of Christianity, it is more likely a Romanesque sculpture in wood from the 12th century.
the main altar
light from the stained glass dappling the interior
rows of votive candles line the walkway
the main altar
Arthur Luehrmann at the center (or navel) of the monastery grounds
the monastery nestled in the Montserrat mountains
flowers
Cavalry by Mestre de Gualba, 14th century
"Saint Peter on Chair", by Anonymous, 15th century
the birth of Mary
"Saint _ and Saint Sebastian" by Benedetto Bonfigli
at left is portrait by Jacini Rigau-Ros i Serra, and at right is portrait by Gabriel Revel
"Saint Francis" by Giovanni Battista Caracciolo, 1618
"Repentant Saint Magdalena" by El Greco, 1576
"Penitent Saint Jerome" by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, 1605
"Head of a Holy Martyr" by Luca Giordano, c 1670
Self portrait by Ramón Martí Alsina, 1863
"Old Fisherman" by Pablo Ruiz Picasso, 1895
"Altar Boy" by Pablo Ruiz Picasso, 1896
"Girl by the Piano" by Francesc Torrescassana, c 1885
"Young Farmer" by Joaquim Vayreda, c 1880
by Josep Berga
by Joan Roig Soler, 1852-1909
by Joan Roig Soler, 1852-1909
Fishermen’s house by Joan Roig Soler, 1852-1909
by Joan Roig Soler, 1852-1909
by Joan Roig Soler, 1852-1909
by Santiago Rusiñol
"Self Portrait" by Ramon Casas, c 1883
"Self Portrait" by Ramon Casas, c 1910
"Madeleine, Absinthe Cup" by Ramon Casas, 1892
Torahs and Jewish artifacts
fisherboy
looking down at part of the walking path
some of the the tired crew waits for the bus: Pat Nagy, _, Georgena Stahl, Bill Stahl, Terry Adams, Cab Burgess, Val Burgess
another vertical funicular
the camel outcrop
