the interior fresco decoration of the Krusedol Monastery church
This monastery, in Fruska Gore south of Novi Sad in Serbia, is one of the first Orthodox monasteries we encounter on this trip. What stands out immediately is the wealth of frescoes, painted on the walls and the ceiling, wherever there is some space. The images of the frescoes are original, which means 16th, but they have been overpainted with oil between 1745 and 1757. They are in excellent condition, looking bright, despite the monastery having been at the receiving end of destruction and looting at several times during its history of some 500 years.
part of the iconostasis
of which this is a detail
remnants of frescoes above the entrance to the church
and this one, too
bright frescoes, in excellent condition
individual pilars heve even been painted
with images of saints
no matter which wall, it is covered with frescoes
this one part visible on the previous photo
the cupola, too, has been painted in great detail
and the church ceiling, too
RSS – Posts
