I wonder if the reason for the choice of plain stone is because we no longer look upon death as the friend at the end of a long journey as we once did. We fear death now and to be forced to look upon it, somehow, offends our "civilized" sensibilities. I don't know. but I'd much rather look upon the visage of Prince Edward cast in gold than a cold stone box.
Please don't misunderstand my comment to demean what they are doing. I honor their choice for how they want to remember their king. I was simply pixelating my opinion of the differences.
It looks like something designed to satisfy the requirements a committee came up with that ended up being too broad in some ways and too narrow in others. If you can't celebrate the man, and can't express negative feelings, you get a plain stone block with a few 'tasteful' details.
I wish people would understand how dramatically requirements can affect a design.
Gotta say, while the top one looks "stately and nice", Edward's looks more befitting a King of the realm.
ReplyDeleteYanno, imho.
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That's how it struck me as well.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the reason for the choice of plain stone is because we no longer look upon death as the friend at the end of a long journey as we once did. We fear death now and to be forced to look upon it, somehow, offends our "civilized" sensibilities.
ReplyDeleteI don't know. but I'd much rather look upon the visage of Prince Edward cast in gold than a cold stone box.
Well, he was hardly going to get an effigy like the Black Prince. I'm not even sure that effigys were still the style in 1485.
ReplyDeleteStill, it's better than an unmarked grave, no?
I aspire to no better than an unmarked grave, myself. Scatter my ashes on the mountains I loved, and I will rest as well as in any hallowed ground.
ReplyDeletePlease don't misunderstand my comment to demean what they are doing. I honor their choice for how they want to remember their king. I was simply pixelating my opinion of the differences.
ReplyDeleteI do not think it stately, but cold and modernist. Richard would have hated it, or been baffled by it.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like something designed to satisfy the requirements a committee came up with that ended up being too broad in some ways and too narrow in others. If you can't celebrate the man, and can't express negative feelings, you get a plain stone block with a few 'tasteful' details.
ReplyDeleteI wish people would understand how dramatically requirements can affect a design.