The murals of the catholicon

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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...

11.05.2011

Mural of the main church of the catholicon with the representation of the Transfiguration, year 1312 (the lower part of the composition)

The composition of the Transfiguration of Christ is depicted in the upper zone of the southern arch of the catholicon. The upper part of the...

11.05.2011

Mural of the main church of the catholicon with the representation of the Ascension, year 1312, with newer overpaintings

The scene of the Ascension occupies the entire area of ​​the eastern arch of the catholicon. In the center is depicted Christ being taken up...

11.05.2011

Mural of the main church of the catholicon with the depiction of the Last Supper, year 1312, with newer overpaintings

The composition of the Last Supper is located in the lower zone of the southern choir of the catholicon. As a whole, it maintains the...

11.05.2011

Mural of the main church of the catholicon with the representation of the Three Children in the Fireplace, year 1312

The composition of the Three Children in the Furnace, which is a prefiguration of the sacrifice of the New Testament martyrs (Dan. 3,...

11.05.2011

The frescoes of the inner narthex

The inner narthex (midnight) of the catholicon is covered with frescoes from 1760. Recent research has proven the existence of an older layer of paintings, the...

11.05.2011

The frescoes of the exonarthex

The exonarthex of the catholicon is covered with frescoes from 1312. The Byzantine representations are preserved without overpaintings or newer interventions and...

11.05.2011

The painter of the Deposition

Two artists worked on the frescoes of the exonarthex, who present completely different artistic personalities from a stylistic point of view, although...