The church of St Moritz has been through many changes since its foundation nearly a thousand years ago. Devastating fires, changes in liturgical practice, aesthetic evolution and wartime bombing have each left their mark on the fabric of the building. The purpose of this latest intervention has been to retune the existing architecture, from aesthetic, functional and liturgical perspectives, with considerations of sacred atmosphere always at the heart of the project.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 45.1 x 59.7 cm
Current location: Private collection
Signed and dated lower left: Hugues Merle 1868
Dimensions: 45.1 x 59.7 cm
Current location: Private collection
Signed and dated lower left: Hugues Merle 1868
"Merle favored emotion-filled, often seductive, facial expressions and languid bodies to connote drama and pathos. Indeed, his Mary Magdelene emerges as the enraptured captive of Christ’s love."