Welsh Group – ‘Salem’

Test your welsh skills and find out about the  famous painting ‘Salem’ by Vosper

Capel y Bedyddwyr yn Cefncymerau , Llanbedr , ger Harlech ywSalem. Adeiladwyd y capel yn 1850 . Roedd yr arlunydd Vosper yn ymweld â’r capel yn aml pan ar wyliau yn yr ardal. Efallai Salem yw’r lle mwyaf enwog o addoli yng Nghymru ar ôl Sant Dewi.

Yn ‘ Salem ‘ , cymeriad canolog yw Siân Owen o Ty’n -y – fawnog . Mae hi’n cael ei ddangos yn cerdded i lawr yr eil tuag at ei sedd teulu . Yr amser ar y cloc, yw ychydig funudau cyn deg , yn dangos ei bod wedi cyrraedd yn hwyr , yn ystod y distawrwydd arferol cyn i’r gwasanaeth boreol ddechrau. Mae ei siôl llachar mewn cyferbyniad llwyr â’r wisg somber y bobl eraill sy’n bresennol . Mae wedi cael ei awgrymu bod y darlun yn gwneud sylwadau ar y pechod o falchder . Efallai ei fod wedi cyrraedd yn hwyr ar bwrpas er mwyn sicrhau bod y gynulleidfa uchaf ar gyfer ei fynedfa . Yn y plygiadau y siôl ar y fraich chwith Siân, mae llawer o bobl yn credu y gallant weld wyneb diafol .

Allwch chi weld e?

NB See translation below and click here to view the painting: Salem-1

‘Salem’ is a painting, by Vosper, of a small Baptist chapel in Cefncymerau, Llanbedr, near Harlech, North Wales. The chapel was built in 1850. Vosper often visited the chapel when he holidayed in the area. Salem is perhaps the most famous place of worship in Wales after St. David’s.

In ‘Salem’, the central character is modelled by Siân Owen of Ty’n-y- fawnog. She is shown walking down the aisle towards her family pew. The time on the clock, a few minutes before ten, indicates she has arrived late, during the customary silence just before the morning service begins. Her bright shawl is in stark contrast to the somber dress of the other people present. It has been suggested that the painting is making a comment on the sin of vanity. She may have arrived late on purpose to ensure the maximum audience for her entrance. In the folds of the shawl on Siân’s left arm, many people believe they can see a devil’s face.

Can you spot it?

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