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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Incidentally, this picture on the inner West wall (which isn't a doom!) dates from the first period of the monastery (1209) and was not repainted: http://www.rob-rah.com/Images/Serbia_pics/Studenica_04.gif (I believe the artists were from Constantinople). There are some other nice demonstrations of the degree of sophistication and realism in Serbian frescoing here: http://www.rcub.bg.ac.yu/~todorom/tutorials/rad43.html (there are even some knives and forks in the painting of the Cana feast) Although this has strayed somewhat from our ostensible subject.... Rob. ---------------- > i was struck by this fresco > http://www.rob-rah.com/Images/Serbia_pics/Studenica_03.gif > which is immediately recognizable as being too "dry" stylistically to be > original 13th century work, yet is not nearly as sterile as the now common > (and usually rather dreadful) "neo-Byzantine" painting i've seen. > your note that it was "restored" in 1568 explains that --in a way. > but it is *very* curious and unusual that the repainting would adhere so > faithfully to the original --not just in the iconography, but in the drapery > style-- rather than to be repainted entirely in a mid-16th century style. > the "restorer" has really respected the basics of the old drapery style. > this is very different from what we usually see in the West --from the > "palimpsest" frescoes of Sta Maria Antiqua forward-- where the style is always > "updated" to what is current at the moment of the repainting. > it appears that it was very, very difficult for an artist to paint/sculpt in a > style not truely his own, the one in which he had been "formed". ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html