Friday, March 20, 2026

The Painted Monasteries of Southern Bukovina

 March 20, 2026

Former Jewish Synagogue, Campulung Moldovenesc
Moldavita Monastery Grounds
View from the north, where the frescoes have been damaged by winter storms

Detail, Siege of Constatinople, exterior south wall
The wise men/magi visit baby jesus
An angel warns the magi return by a different route to avoid Herod
Jesus and his family flee to Egypt. You can feel movement in the painting

Pasul Ciumârna, between Moldavita & Sucevita on a late winter's day

Sucevita Monastery Grounds
South wall, Sucevita


Jesus Crucified. The bent portrayal was different than I was used to, but probably more consistent with a crucifixion.
Down from the cross
Judas receives thirty pieces of silver for betraying Jesus
Entombed
Ruşita the cat
Humor Monastery grounds

Red is the predominant color at Humor









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