tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post7991060625470791772..comments2024-03-06T06:33:29.064-08:00Comments on The Ornamentalist: The Colorful Frescoes of Rila MonastaryLynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-43022584276150300752012-03-02T21:37:35.191-08:002012-03-02T21:37:35.191-08:00I'm going to stick my art history neck out her...I'm going to stick my art history neck out here and say there is a strong connection between Ethiopian Christian art and Eastern Orthodox painting- I think they both observe many of the rules of Byzantine art.Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-86686481804893789422012-02-22T21:24:44.321-08:002012-02-22T21:24:44.321-08:00thanks Carla, so nice to have you here!thanks Carla, so nice to have you here!Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-32854196298417754422012-02-22T16:26:59.036-08:002012-02-22T16:26:59.036-08:00Hi, Lynne - Thank you for sharing this trip. I rea...Hi, Lynne - Thank you for sharing this trip. I really like the intense colors, and especially that luminous blue. The colors and repeating panels remind me of some Ethiopian religious art I've seen. I'm intrigued by the blue elements on the Archangel Michael's armor. I wonder to what that alludes?Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-91448769608104143362012-02-21T18:17:39.014-08:002012-02-21T18:17:39.014-08:00Drooling over all the pics. Happy you found a way ...Drooling over all the pics. Happy you found a way to spend as much time as possible to see the work!Regina at Fauxologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760168237026772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-37726324763073850622012-02-21T16:14:51.093-08:002012-02-21T16:14:51.093-08:00Those colors! That pure blue! Gorgeous! I'm...Those colors! That pure blue! Gorgeous! I'm so glad I found your blog. So much beauty to drool over. Thanks!carla foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390438922372209515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-15652886908511725522012-02-21T12:15:02.733-08:002012-02-21T12:15:02.733-08:00Theresa, there is some stone on the floor and the ...Theresa, there is some stone on the floor and the door surrounds, but everything else is painted plaster. The bands of "bricks"on the church- these are also painted!Lynne Rutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-46843617933551973062012-02-21T06:03:47.396-08:002012-02-21T06:03:47.396-08:00Lynne these frescoes are truly stunning works of a...Lynne these frescoes are truly stunning works of art! I am so glad they have been cleaned and restored.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565391737422896914.post-81646611635918824202012-02-21T05:26:14.368-08:002012-02-21T05:26:14.368-08:00What a treat to find this morning! That banded cou...What a treat to find this morning! That banded courtyard is beautiful. Looking at the last photo tells me at least some of it is painted banding and not marble?<br />That fresco shot with Erling is priceless! The color is so pure! Nice post.Theresa Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429069123185290732noreply@blogger.com