a delicate fresco of a fisherman in the church of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Pljevlja
The first reference to this Serbian Orthodox monastery was made in 1573. Allegedly, some of the frescoes inside are from shortly afterwards, when the sanctuary and the nave we painted by one Father Strahinja of Budmilje. Many of the frescoes are pretty dark, against a black background. The iconostasis, on the other hand, is one of the brightest.
Because there was a funeral wake going on, the lights were on in the church, which makes a whole lot of difference in viewing the frescoes, especially those higher up. Photography is officially forbidden, of course, but he, how else are you going to enjoy these from your armchair?
the iconostasis, upper left side
same thing, upper right
the lower part of the iconostasis, left half
and the right half of the same
the ceiling of the church is fully covered with frescoes
note the dominace of black as background
individual niches have also been covered
and another wall (which indludes the fisherman from above)
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