Artistic expression
19.04.2026
"VIRGIN OF OLIVE PRESS" – miraculous icon of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi
Something that particularly characterizes the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi is the existence of many miraculous icons of our Virgin Mary; they have remained...
24.10.2020
The conservation study of the frescoes of the Catholicon of the Vatopedi Monastery
Dr. Christos Karydis, Assistant Professor of Preventive and Interventional Conservation at the Ionian University and Eleftherios Papaioannou, Conservator of Antiquities...
15.12.2017
Fresco of Pantocrator in the chapel of Saint Nicholas, 16th century
On the dome of the chapel of Saint Nicholas, which is located on the south side of the catholicon, Christ Pantocrator dominates....
15.12.2017
Wall paintings of the bottle with the events surrounding Jordan, mid-17th century
The dome of the Vatopedi Monastery was decorated in the mid-17th century, with depictions of events related to...
15.12.2017
Bust figures of martyrs from the chapel of Paramythia, 1677/78
Ribbon with busts of martyrs, which are located within medallions formed by intertwining vines. Ribbons of this...
15.12.2017
Chalice with cover from the church of Saint Nicholas of Tokati, year 1750
Chalice with lid (total height 49,5 cm.), which, according to the dedicatory inscription on the rim of its cup,...
15.12.2017
Fresco of Saint John of Damascus in the chapel of Paramythia, 1677/78
The fresco depicts Saint John of Damascus kneeling in a heavenly landscape. He holds a large open scroll with...
15.12.2017
Murals in the narthex of the chapel of Agia Zoni, year 1859-60
Murals made "in dry", which decorate the narthex of the chapel of Agia Zoni. The murals of the church...