Syrian, Palaiologan, and Gothic Murals in the ‘Nestorian’ Church of Famagusta
- Bacci, Michele Université de Fribourg
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2006
Published in:
- Δελτίον της χριστιανικής αρχαιολογικής εταιρείας. - 2006, vol. 27, p. 207-220
English
The present paper deals with the mural decoration of the 14th century church of Agios Georgios Exorinos in Famagusta, Cyprus, traditionally considered to be a Nestorian- rite church. The remaining frescoes bear Syriac inscriptions and are characterized by a distinctive juxtaposition of Arab Christian, Byzantine Palaiologan, and Italianate Gothic features. They can be considered to be the work of different artists working between ca. 1300 and the last decades of the century for a community of either Maronite or Melkite Syrians connected with the Frankish family of the Gibelet, ancient lords of Jbail (Lebanon).
- Faculty
- Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines
- Department
- Département d'histoire de l'art et d'archéologie
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Arts, entertainment, sport
- License
- License undefined
- Identifiers
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- RERO DOC 306136
- RERO 1857277
- DOI 10.12681/dchae.483
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/306028
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