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The Resurrection

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alexander stefanatos

Premium (Pro), thessaloniki

The Resurrection

Turkye
Istanbul
Kariye camii (Church of Our Holy Saviour Of Chora)
"The resurrection" from the interior of the church.
"The resurrection" is a fresco, another masterpiece of late Byzantine(Paleologian) Rennaissance, from 14th century AD. It is presented in the apse of a side chapel and it depicts Christ as he is raising in triumph and picking Adam and Eve out of their tombs. The motions are executed with a grace of a ballet. There are many other figures around, among them John the Baptist, King David and others. Byzantine painters and mosaicists were particularly interested in depicting a spiritual internal nature in their representations.

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Lawson McCulloch 19/10/2014 19:05
Wonderful work from this great artist.
best wishes,
Lawson
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Lauro Benvinda 19/10/2014 5:34
What fascinates me in this kind of pieces is the feeling of several layers of meaning. I feel there is so much more there but can't really grasp it.
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Alfredo Ruiz Baltanás 17/10/2014 17:11
It is very interesting detail as Christ pulls them by the wrists. No gives them the hand ,but pulling her wrists to get them out of the tomb, meaning that the Resurrection comes from the strength of their action ... The Byzantine painting is a wonderful, elegant and colorful theology.
With the best wishes

Alfredo

Es muy interesante el detalle de como Cristo tira de ellos por las muñecas. No les da la mano sino que tira de sus muñecas para sacarlos de la tumba, significando que la Resurrección procede de la fuerza de su acción...La pintura bizantina es una magnifica ,elegante y colorista teologia .
Con los mejores deseos

Alfredo
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Harold Thompson 17/10/2014 9:44
Good exposure of this beautiful fresco
:-)) Harold
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Sue Thompson 17/10/2014 9:03
This is so beautiful....

:))
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rocco di ciommo 16/10/2014 22:08
una grande foto per una grande opera !
ciao
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SINA 16/10/2014 21:43
Sehr beeindruckend Alexander
herzliche Grüße
von Sina
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ann mari cris aschieri 16/10/2014 21:31
++++
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