Lesley, Marlis and Mark flew from Poland to Paris to meet up with Mark's parents Elaine and Jared. We stayed at a b&b on the outskirts of Paris. It was the same place that Mark and Lesley had stayed a couple years earlier with Flora, James, and Sandra.
![<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11561957@N06/">failing_angel</a> posted a photo:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11561957@N06/54009547233/" title="Matthieu écrivant"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54009547233_750e3bbb8e_m.jpg" width="240" height="112" alt="Matthieu écrivant" /></a></p>
<p>L'évangéliste saint Matthieu écrivant sous la dictée de l'ange (The Evangelist Matthew Writing under the Dictation of the Angel), 1230<br />
Probably from the rood screen of the cathedral of Chartres near Paris<br />
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This is a frequent scene in Christian art: Saint Matthew writing his gospel under the dictation of an angel, his symbol. The work was probably part of the decoration of the rood screen the cathedral of Chartres, a major highlight of French sculpture from about 1230. Particular attention is paid to realistic details of the composition such as the saint's seat, writing desk and instruments. <br />
[Musee du Louvre]<br />
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Taken in the Louvre<br />
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The Musee du Louvre, in Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre)<br />
Built over the Louvre fortress (itself founded by Philip II in 1190), the Louvre Palace was the chief residence of French kings from 1546, under Francis I until 1682, when Louis XIV moved to Versailles. Although Louis moved the household, the royal collection remained in the palace and in 1692 it was joined by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, remaining there for 100 years. The palace became a museum following the French Revolution, at the instruction of the National Assembly, and the Musee du Louvre opened 10 August 1793.</p>](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54009547233_750e3bbb8e_s.jpg)
