Comments on: Bas Relief http://www.rlcresearch.com/2009/04/01/bas-relief/ All there is to know about the mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:15:57 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Raven http://www.rlcresearch.com/2009/04/01/bas-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-4636 Raven Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:04:22 +0000 http://www.rlcresearch.com/?p=2249#comment-4636 There is a vague feauture on a photo of a 100-year old postcard that turned out to be a white scratch. There was never any other figure on the painting. The wall once had a hole through which Saunière could watch the inside of the church from the presbytery. I do support that the rock on the left looks a bit like de Devil's armchair but you can't establish that for fact. On closer inspection, I think it's doubtful. At the same time I don't think it is so strange that priests included features from their environment in their churches. You'll find the same in many churches in the region, take St. Paul de Fenouillet. By the way, if I am not mistaken the Devil's Armchair wasn't called that until long after Boudet and Saunière had died. There is a vague feauture on a photo of a 100-year old postcard that turned out to be a white scratch. There was never any other figure on the painting. The wall once had a hole through which Saunière could watch the inside of the church from the presbytery.

I do support that the rock on the left looks a bit like de Devil’s armchair but you can’t establish that for fact. On closer inspection, I think it’s doubtful. At the same time I don’t think it is so strange that priests included features from their environment in their churches. You’ll find the same in many churches in the region, take St. Paul de Fenouillet.

By the way, if I am not mistaken the Devil’s Armchair wasn’t called that until long after Boudet and Saunière had died.

]]> By: Colin Taylor http://www.rlcresearch.com/2009/04/01/bas-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-4635 Colin Taylor Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:46:42 +0000 http://www.rlcresearch.com/?p=2249#comment-4635 The picture of the Bas relief does not show it all and the relevant clues, if any, may be found either side of the relief in the painting. Certainly that is Ben Hammotts theory. The painting of the two side pieces do look rather basic and out of sinc with the detailed relief itself. Who painted it. On the right hand side of the relief the painting shows a priest looking into a bush. On the other side of the bush, in an old photo of it, a figure of some sort is shown which is now missing. on the left hand side in the corner nearest the devil figure by the door of the church is painted a rock which looks like the 'Devils Armchair' at Rennes Le Bain, the home of Abbe Budet. All rather strange and typical Sauniere. Colin Taylor The picture of the Bas relief does not show it all and the relevant clues, if any, may be found either side of the relief in the painting. Certainly that is Ben Hammotts theory. The painting of the two side pieces do look rather basic and out of sinc with the detailed relief itself. Who painted it. On the right hand side of the relief the painting shows a priest looking into a bush. On the other side of the bush, in an old photo of it, a figure of some sort is shown which is now missing. on the left hand side in the corner nearest the devil figure by the door of the church is painted a rock which looks like the ‘Devils Armchair’ at Rennes Le Bain, the home of Abbe Budet. All rather strange and typical Sauniere.

Colin Taylor

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