Author Topic: Mission San Francisco de Asís - Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico (Read 382 times)

ehowton · « **on:** June 08, 2011, 04:13:09 PM »

Eric Howton, Taos, NM Church June 2011 by ehowton, on Flickr

ggolf95 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 08, 2011, 06:59:19 PM »

went on a trip to NM about 10 years ago, from Albuquerque to Santa Fe to Taos and back. Saw geological and man-made sites you won't see anywhere else on the planet. Truly unique.

ehowton · « **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2011, 07:09:15 PM »

Quote from: ggolf95 on June 08, 2011, 06:59:19 PM

went on a trip to NM about 10 years ago, from Albuquerque to Santa Fe to Taos and back. Saw geological and man-made sites you won't see anywhere else on the planet. Truly unique.

We;'re heading to Santa Fe tomorrow.

Peaches · « **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2011, 10:35:14 PM »

Quote from: ehowton on June 08, 2011, 07:09:15 PM

Quote from: ggolf95 on June 08, 2011, 06:59:19 PM
went on a trip to NM about 10 years ago, from Albuquerque to Santa Fe to Taos and back. Saw geological and man-made sites you won't see anywhere else on the planet. Truly unique.

We;'re heading to Santa Fe tomorrow.

wow, great pictures E, thanks for sharing...be safe and have fun!

d_huntress · « **Reply #4 on:** June 10, 2011, 10:03:12 AM »

E - I can't tell by your picture, but did that statue of St. Francis have a skull at his feet (especially on top of a book?)

ehowton · « **Reply #5 on:** June 11, 2011, 02:14:34 PM »

Quote from: d_huntress on June 10, 2011, 10:03:12 AM

E - I can't tell by your picture, but did that statue of St. Francis have a skull at his feet (especially on top of a book?)

Dunno. I just checked and that was the only picture he was in.

ehowton · « **Reply #6 on:** June 11, 2011, 02:42:57 PM »

Quote from: ehowton on June 11, 2011, 02:14:34 PM

Quote from: d_huntress on June 10, 2011, 10:03:12 AM
E - I can't tell by your picture, but did that statue of St. Francis have a skull at his feet (especially on top of a book?)

Dunno. I just checked and that was the only picture he was in.

Scratch that - I found one: NO SKULL. But he is holding one on some etched wooden doors on an adjacent structure.

ehowton · « **Reply #7 on:** June 11, 2011, 02:43:20 PM »

Quote from: ehowton on June 11, 2011, 02:42:57 PM

Quote from: ehowton on June 11, 2011, 02:14:34 PM
Quote from: d_huntress on June 10, 2011, 10:03:12 AM
E - I can't tell by your picture, but did that statue of St. Francis have a skull at his feet (especially on top of a book?)

Dunno. I just checked and that was the only picture he was in.

Scratch that - I found one: NO SKULL. But he is holding one on some etched wooden doors on an adjacent structure.

d_huntress · « **Reply #8 on:** June 12, 2011, 09:42:02 AM »

If you google pics of statues of him (especially in Europe), you'll see him holding a skull, with a skull at his feet or on a desk in front of him in several famous portraits. The skull is many times on top of a stack of books or one book, and it symbolizes our knowledge and humanity - it IS where we hold our knowledge. Too many times, people assume that the skull just represents death or the macabre.

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Author Topic: Mission San Francisco de Asís - Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico (Read 382 times)

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