Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Initially we had planned on Barcelona first, then ending in Paris, but I am thankful now that we did the reverse.  To see the Romanesque exhibition at the Catalonian Museum now, after visiting Val de Boí, gave us a special connection - we knew the towns and churches, the art and the restoration, the themes and the history.   Seeing the originals now in full color, in huge spaces set up just like the churches we knew, made this a very intimate experience and connected Val de Boí with the other Catalan valleys of the Pyrenees.     

Sant Joan de Boí - The Stoning of St. Stephen

The Eyes of God

Sant Climent de Taül - Christ in Majesty 

The martydom of St. Quiric 

Santa Maria de Taül - the Epiphany

Sant Eulàlia de Erill - The Descent from the Cross

The majestic Jesus

The suffering Jesus

And some "modern" works too.......