Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Church frescos

One of the remarkable things at the monastery is the cycle of mural paintings. This year I made sure I had every single painting photographed. Here is a selection. They comprise a sequence of successive layers, the latest is dated to 1209 AD.




This is the glorious Eastern wall, with the Last Judgement.

This angel with a towel is standing ready to dry Jesus, who is being baptised by John on the Western wall of the church (to the left, now mostly lost).