Chinese Temple Frescoes, a Study of Three Wall-Paintings of the Thirteenth Century

1942 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Derk Bodde ◽  
William Charles White
Keyword(s):  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
Wall Paintings

scholarly journals Reliquary-chapel of saint Demetrios at the Davitgareji Desert

Zograf ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 79-100
Author(s):  
Marina Bulia
Keyword(s):  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
Wall Paintings ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Geographical Spread ◽  
History Of

The paper addresses a recently discovered rock-hewn chapel in the Davitgareji Desert, which has preserved late twelfth-early thirteenth century wall paintings dominated by a cycle of St Demetrios. The cycle, which finds no parallel in Georgia, is remarkable in many regards and raises important questions as to the chronology and geographical spread of such cycles, the provenance of unknown iconographical redactions, the history of the relics of St Demetrios, the function of the chapel dedicated to the saint, and the interaction between Georgian and Byzantine artistic and cultural traditions, in general.

A church with a Roman inscription in Tairia, Monemvasia

2002 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 469-490
Author(s):  
Alexander G. Kalligas ◽  
Haris A. Kalligas ◽  
Ronald S. Stroud
Keyword(s):  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
Tenth Century ◽  
Roman Period ◽  
Second Century ◽  
Wall Paintings ◽  
Imperial Cult ◽  
Small Complex ◽  
The Church ◽  
Assumption Of The Virgin

In Tairia, at a distance of about 10 km from Monemvasia, is a small complex of two Byzantine churches, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin and Ag. Anna. Each has a simple one-aisled plan covered by a barrel vault with an intermediate arch. Wall paintings exist in both churches dating from the twelfth, the thirteenth century, and later. The church of the Assumption, or Theotokos, is older and could be dated to the tenth century and thus identified with the church mentioned in a contemporary source, the Life of St. Theodore of Kythira. Ag. Anna imitates the plan of the older church and seems to have occupied the place of earlier service buildings. Built in, on the top of the altar table in the church of the Assumption, is a marble slab with a completely preserved Greek inscription of the Roman period, consisting of five lines which cover the whole surface of the slab and commemorate the dedication to the deities of the Imperial cult (Θεοί Σεστοί) and to a πόλις, the name of which is not known, of a makellon by three Roman citizens out of their own funds. The most probable date for the inscription seems to be the second century AD, but, even though makella existed in few Peloponnesian cities, neither the polis where the establishment was erected is known, nor can the dedicators be safely identified.

scholarly journals The Byzantine wall-paintings in the church of Saint Theodore at Platanos, Kynouria (Arcadia)

Zograf ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 91-105
Author(s):  
Maria Agrevi
Keyword(s):  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
Wall Paintings ◽  
The Church

The church of St Theodore (also known as "Sts Theodoroi") at Platanos, Kynouria, is a single-nave building of small dimensions. The interior surfaces of its walls preserve their Byzantine paintings, which are partially visible under the coat of plaster that covers most of them. The paintings exhibit affinity with wall-paintings of churches in the Peloponnese (neighbouring Laconia included), and can be dated to the last quarter of the thirteenth century.

scholarly journals The wall painting in the church of St. Nicholas tes Rhodias near Arta

Zograf ◽  
2010 ◽  
pp. 87-109
Author(s):  
Leonela Fundic
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
Wall Painting ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Wall Paintings ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Church

The paper deals with the wall paintings in the Church of St. Nicholas tes Rhodias near Arta. Many scenes and individual figures are identified for the first time, and the majority of inscriptions on the frescoes are deciphered. A significant part of the text consists of a detailed analysis of the iconographic program, with particular emphasis on the iconography and style of certain depictions, which are seldom encountered in Byzantine wall painting, or possess specific features. The findings suggest that the decoration should be dated in the second half of the thirteenth century.

scholarly journals The wall paintings of the church of Al-Adra in the monastery of Deir-el-Baramus (Wadi-el-Natrun)

Zograf ◽  
2010 ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Silvia Pasi
Keyword(s):  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
Wall Paintings ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
Wadi El Natrun ◽  
The Church ◽  
Southern Wall

The fragmentarily preserved frescoes of the Church of Al-Adra in the monastery of Deir el-Baramus were fortunately discovered in 1986. They are located in the apse, on the southern wall of the altar area and along the walls of the nave. The condition of the frescoes makes it difficult to give a stylistic evaluation, and it is hard to determine the chronology of the frescoes because of the lack of literary sources and inscriptions. The style of the painting and the architectural data on the church lead one to dating all the preserved frescoes of Deir-el-Baramus to the same period. It probably involves the period after the repair of the central and lateral aisles, which probably took place after 1200. Apart from that, a comparison with other works from the same epoch indicates that the thirteenth century was most probably the time when the frescoes came into being.

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