the Desesti wooden church in Maramures
Desesti is another village with a spectacularly painted church, worthwhile your visit
and there is always a devil somewhere
The church in Desesti was built in 1770, and the frescoes were painted 10 years later, by a local master-painter. Apparently, much of the church was badly damaged in 1925 after lightning, but the frescos inside have survived – and the outside is perfectly restored, again. Here, too, the inside is painted top to bottom, quite special.
Desesti is perhaps easiest to visit, along the main road to Baie Mare, the region’s capital city.
The other Maramures churches covered are Ieud, Poienile Izei, Botiza and Budesti.
on of the walls completely covered with frescoes
and another detail, familiar scene in every church
detail of the wall
frescoes are executed in great detail
another fresco
side wall, and painting continuing onto the ceiling
another image on the ceiling, quite different from most
who even got dressed in the process
a familiar couple
likely the local power brokers?
