Church of Saint Panteleimon, Gorno Nerezi
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The Church of Saint Panteleimon (
The church has a domed cruciform core, three apses, and a rectangular narthex. It is built of irregular stone blocks and brick embedded in thick layers of mortar. The surrounding monastery complex is enclosed by walls.
The frescoes in the church are famous examples of
In another restoration attempt in 1885, the larger part of the frescoes in the naos were painted over rather ineptly. During cleaning in 1923, some of the original 12th-century frescoes were restored.
The coloring, dramatic composition and purity of expression displayed in the frescoes are outstanding examples of Byzantine medieval monumental painting in the later 12th century.
The church's stucco decoration is depicted on the obverse of the Macedonian 50 denars banknote, issued in 1996.[1]
Renaissance origins
According to
See also
References
- ^ National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia. Macedonian currency. Banknotes in circulation: 50 Denars Archived 2008-03-29 at the Wayback Machine. – Retrieved on 30 March 2009.
- ^ a b Andrew Graham-Dixon, Renaissance. BBC, London (1999)
- A. J. Wharton: "Nerezi". In: Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, New York/Oxford, 1991.
- K. Dimče: "Nerezi". In: Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, 1st ed., Zagreb 1965.
- V. J. Djurić: "Nerezi". In: Lexikon des Mittelalters, Stuttgart/Weimar, 1999.
Matthias Bronisch, Oplakuvanjeto vo Sv.Pantelejmon - Nerezi. In: Kulturen Zivot, 74, 8-9, S.18-22
Books
- Petar Miljković-Pepek: Nerezi (Kunstdenkmäler in Jugoslawien). Jugoslavija, Beograd 1966.
- Ida Sinkević: The Church of St. Panteleimon at Nerezi: Architecture, programme, patronage. Reichert, Wiesbaden 2000, ISBN 3-89500-129-5.
- Andrew Graham-Dixon: Renaissance. London: BBC, 1999. ISBN 0-563-38396-8.