Detail in exterior monastery, a photo from Suceava, East

Photographer's Note

I have given more color contrast because the paintings look better.

The Moldovița frescoes were painted by Toma de Suceava in 1537 and are well preserved. The predominant color is yellow and blue and they represent scenes from Orthodox Christian art: a procession of saints is heading towards the Virgin enthroned with the Child on her lap, above the east window; the Tree of Jesse is at the base of the wall; The "Siege of Constantinople" commemorates the Virgin's intervention to save the city from Persian attack in 626 (although the depicted siege appears to be the Fall of Constantinople in 1453).

The high arches allow natural light to enter the interior of the church. "The Last Judgment" covers the entire surface of the west wall with its river of fire and its representation of the sea and the judgment of the dead.

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He dado mas contraste de color porque las pinturas se ven mejor.

Los frescos de Moldovița fueron pintados por Toma de Suceava en 1537 y están bien conservados. El color predominante es el amarillo y el azul y representan escenas del arte cristiano ortodoxo: una procesión de santos se dirige hacia la Virgen entronada con el Niño en su regazo, por encima de la ventana este; el Árbol de Jesé se encuentra en la base de la pared; El "Asedio de Constantinopla" conmemora la intervención de la Virgen para salvar la ciudad de ataque persa en el año 626 (aunque el asedio representado parece ser la Caída de Constantinopla de 1453).

Los arcos altos dejan entrar luz natural al interior de la iglesia. "El Juicio Final" cubre la superficie entera de la pared oeste con su río de fuego y su representación del mar y el juicio a los muertos.

Fis2, ChrisJ, COSTANTINO, pajaran, Royaldevon, macjake, jhm, PaulVDV, lucasgalodoido has marked this note useful

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Fis2 (156870) 2021-02-21 12:16

Witaj Luis!
A very interesting frescoes, view makes impression.
The colors make impression.
Good POV and composition.
I like it.
Have a nice new week my friend,
Krzysztof

lousat (130709) 2021-02-21 12:35

Ciao Luis,excellent work in PP,in fact in this way,the colors are too bright,great new pic from this magical monastery,excellent idea the close up to show us the details of colorful old paintings! Have a nice week and thanks,Luciano

Silvio1953 (207145) 2021-02-21 12:44

Ciao Luis, great view of fantastic painting, wonderful colors wonderful colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ChrisJ (161262) 2021-02-21 14:39

Ciao Luis

Considering that the images have faded a lot over the centuries, this is probably closer to how they originally looked. The clothing might be slightly oversaturated but the skin tones look more natural. Good sharpness too. Tfs!

ifege (33729) 2021-02-21 19:30

Hi Luis
A good symmetrical photo of this exterior decoration. Great colour.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (136366) 2021-02-21 23:08

Hi Luis,
Beautiful mural paintings, well presented and framed with only a window, excellent rendering in particular for colors, tfs.

COSTANTINO (105083) 2021-02-21 23:22

hello dear Luis and have a nice day
and a happy new week
fantastic view of paintings!!!!
thanks for your useful
notes
regards
costantino

pajaran (103781) 2021-02-21 23:35

Pozdrav.
Lepi Detail in exterior monastery, dobro pokazani sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i dobrim tesktom.
Lep deo starog Manastira.
Zelim vam lep dna, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Paja.

emka (153358) 2021-02-22 0:04

Hello Luis, Isn't it amazing that these frescoes are so well preserved on the outer walls? I found them fabulous and veery interesting. see here:
https://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Romania/East/Suceava/Moldovita/photo1228410.htm.

Excellent presentation with the narrow window.
Best regards MAlgo

holmertz (93664) 2021-02-22 0:55

Hello Luis,
You did well to push up the colours just slightly to let us enjoy them better. They still look perfectly natural and give us a good idea of the beauty of these old paintings. It is also a well balanced photo. I wonder what that black item in the window is.
Best regards,
Gert

macjake (96377) 2021-02-22 1:34

Hi Luis
now this is an eye catcher. When i'm looking at the gallery page, this one stands out for sure. Its a very effective crop, it pops and screams for attention with the bright colors and subject. excellent post my friend. cheers
Craig

Royaldevon (76832) 2021-02-22 1:34

Hola Luis,

I don't know how common it is to have such murals on an exterior wall but I am amazed at how well they have survived over the centuries.
You photograph captures the details with excellent clarity so that we can peruse them easily.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Tue (83106) 2021-02-22 4:45

Hello Luis,
The colours of the ancient art are wonderful and very well-saturated here. A good detail of the wall here with the narrow window also well included at left.
Lars

abmdsudi (89469) 2021-02-22 6:31

Hi Luis
A great capture of a graceful facade - a smaller portion of the medieval monastery with tremendous content to treat the eye. The colour scheme is stunningly outstanding with clear detail rendered of such wondrous beauty.
Best regards

mkamionka (62372) 2021-02-22 8:58

Hola Luis,
speaking of the last judgment, I have recently watched the Terminator: Judgment Day.... movie.
Great rich decorations. So very impressive. I have never seen it on the outside before.
Brilliant colors and level of detail.
Excellent reportage, very encouraging to visit this region,
M

jhm (204077) 2021-02-22 10:30

Hello Luis,

A completely wall with frescoes but a very successful picture.
An excellent interior wall.
Very well done, TFS,

Best regards,
John.

jmdias (103992) 2021-02-22 10:52

luis

lindos e muito bem preservadas essas pinturas externas. imagino que tenham sido repintadas várias vezes para suportar a luz e a umidade no decorrer dos anos, além do vandalismo. linda foto, ótima qualidade.

abraço

jorge

PaulVDV (55593) 2021-02-22 12:50

Hello Luis,
Excellent capture of the wonderful vivid colours of the frescoes and here we do indeed see a window as you told me you also like to include in your photos.
Good choice for the vertical format.
Best regards, Paul

lucasgalodoido (27122) 2021-02-24 7:11

Olá Luis,
muito bonita mesmo essa pintura, e colorida também, chama bastante a atenção. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço,
Lucas