Testimonies on the monumental painting of Eastern Macedonia in the twelfth century


Published: Jul 6, 2011
Keywords:
12th century Serres Amphipolis Elaion iconography Annunciation Crucifixion Lamentation Descent from the Cross Sts Constantine and Helen Sts Cosmas Damianos John the Baptist Cyrus and John Cross monumental painting wall paintings.
Αγγελική ΣΤΡΑΤΗ
Abstract

Examined are examples of twelfth-century wall-paintings identified to date in the region of Eastern Macedonia: in a church excavated in the Strymon estuary near Amphipolis, in the church of St Nicholas at Elaion Serres, and an isolated foliate cross in a hagiasma in the Old Metropolis of Serres. Although fragmentary in character, this painting follows diverse currents of mainly the Late Komnenian phase of the twelfth century, creating and expressing an independent artistic proposal.

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Αγγελική ΣΤΡΑΤΗ, Ministry of Culture and Tourism


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