tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787549033897830625.post7733201157194145547..comments2023-05-17T00:57:50.238-07:00Comments on The Roundtable: hmm what the wear?Alex Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935877551671389339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787549033897830625.post-85008634977546475952010-12-13T21:11:13.517-08:002010-12-13T21:11:13.517-08:00The red cape was troublesome to me, as well. Thoug...The red cape was troublesome to me, as well. Though Galahad is often depicted in very honorable or awestricken ways throughout the collection, the color still seemed off to me. However, in some of the paintings many angels or clergy are shown in white. I agree with the idea that red is used to show what Galahad must overcome, but perhaps it also used to simply make him stand out. Galahad is pure, as we all know very well, but putting him in white with many others in the same color would wash him out. Since these painting are a tribute to his quest and eventual accomplishment of finding the grail, matching his cloak to what many others in the paintings are wearing would not show how important this task was. Even if it does seem like a trivial waste of time since the kingdom completely depleted and many knights who were supposedly not as worthy as Galahad perished due to it, BUT! I digress... The use of red not only shows what Galahad has to work against but puts focus on him. Trivial or not, this Abbey person thought his quest was worthy of many fantastic murals.Marie de Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706351071218591017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787549033897830625.post-9828342337385700872010-12-13T21:08:48.016-08:002010-12-13T21:08:48.016-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marie de Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706351071218591017noreply@blogger.com