I’ve become so accustomed to the dingy grey
interiors of most European churches that I'm always surprised by the amount of color that
was actually used in the Middle Ages. I’m not talking about the frescoes that
decorate grand churches and small chapels; those fall under the heading of
“ART,” a subject I don’t feel qualified to discuss. Instead, I’m talking about painted
architecture: walls, columns, moldings, ceilings, vaults and statues. Any architectural
element was a candidate for color.