Saturday, 4 June 2011

Cultural Quarter

Found a place called the cultural quarter. (Apparently 3/4 of Liverpool is uncultured.) Went round St George's Hall for the first time. Quite impressive really. Though it's stolen half it's aesthetic from Ancient Greece And the rest is a secular imitation of a cathedral - complete with stained glass windows and a mighty organ. Still impressive though.
Didn't know there was a courthouse here too. There were holding cells with pretend prisoners There was even a whipping post or something that made me feel a bit ill.



Across the road is the Walker, a proper art gallery. Big picture of Jesus with 'Suffer the little children to come unto me.'. And a nativity, again with a haloed Jesus. I wonder if Mary was surprised at how ordinary he was - in appearance anyway.
Another picture had an angel with stubble on his chin. Thought that was good.

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Location:Commutation Row,Liverpool,United Kingdom

1 comment:

  1. I love the Walker Art Gallery. I wish I could go there now. Reading your blog gives me a burning desire to visit places in Liverpool which I sadly abandoned for many years whilst living there. Must make an effort to go there when back soon. I remember buying a postcard of one of my favourite paintings at the walker when I was 16 "The Death of Marat" by Jacques-Louis David.

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