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Donna Hollinger | profile | all galleries >> Romania 2005 with RoxAnna >> Paintings of Sucevita Monastery tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Sapanta, near Sighet | Bran Castle, DRACULA!! | Peles, King Carol's Palace in Sinaia | Jud Neamt, Romania | Going to Voronets Monastery | Romania, Travelling North of Brasov | North Country Romania | Wooden Churches | Rasnov | Portraits in Rural Romania | Portraits II in Rural Romania | Portraits III in Rural Romania | We met an Orthodox priest | Paintings of Sucevita Monastery | A night in Brasov

Paintings of Sucevita Monastery

In Moldova, Sucevita Monastery is a fortress/Monastery built just before 1600 by the Movila Brothers: Ieremia, Simion and Georghe [Metropolitan of Suceava]. Blue Pigments from this region
make the frescoes brilliant and unlike any of the other monasteries. The faces and figures are
appealing and drawn from the local populace. The inside and outside paintings were done by Ion and Sofronie previous to 1596.
Massive church
Massive church		 Brilliant Blues
Brilliant Blues		 Avenging Angels
Avenging Angels		 Assumption of the Virgin
Assumption of the Virgin
Top Row; Archangels
Top Row; Archangels		 Christ
Christ		 Angel
Angel		 Romanian Cloth Design
Romanian Cloth Design
Animals
Animals		 Animals
Animals		 Under the hat
Under the "hat"		 Blues
Blues
Some details
Some details		 Compliments to Chris!
Compliments to Chris!		 Artifacts from the Monastery
Artifacts from the Monastery

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Chris Sofopoulos05-Jun-2005 15:33
Great photos Donna. It must be a very interesting Monastery!
Thanks a lot for your mention! Voted.
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