Turkey, Trabzon, Aghia Sofia 1240 - A History of Romanesque Architecture 300 - 1300 (sitios de interés)
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This marker is part of an illustrated Survey of Romanesque Architecture, 300 to 1300 AD. To see and read all comments you have to download the post to your hard disk.Trabzon, Aghia Sophia, 1240 The former Greek cathedral is now a museum. Its frescoes dating from 1250 have recently been restored by a British foundation. The murals are, nevertheless, in poor condition. They are an outstanding example of the last century of Byzantine painting before the demise of the Kingdom of Trabzond
Four antique columns carry the dome:
The Frescoes
Frescoes in the dome
St. John baptizing Christ:
Christ teaching the Sermon on the Mount and the feeding of the 5000
A fragment of the Last Supper — Judas sits separately on a stool in the foreground, the apostles have no haloes
The Wedding at Kana
The Madonna Theotokos (Carrying God) (before 1300!) in the apse and the Elevation of Christ in the center of the vault of the naos.
