Art
The scene of the Apostles Peter and Paul embracing
Efthymios N. Tsigaridas
29 June 2021
There are in the Monastery three fragments of wall-paintings, whose origin ...
Deisis of Vatopedi Holy Monastery
Efthymios N. Tsigaridas
24 August 2017
Above the entrance leading from the exonarthex to the narthex, in a semi-ci...
Epitaphios of the Voivode Basile Lupu, 1651/2
Maria Theocharis
14 April 2017
Dimensions of icon with inscription: 184 x 166 cm.
The epitaphios is of ...
Vatopaidi Monastery – Artworks from Moldavia and Wallachia of the 17th-early 18th centuries
Anna Ballian
26 December 2015
The close ties of early times between the Monastery of Vatopaidi and Moldav...
Greek Workshops and Itinerant Craftsmen from 18th & 19th centuries
Anna Ballian
17 December 2015
The offerings of the 18th century in the Vatopaidi sacristy have varied ori...
The goldsmiths of Meleniko
Anna Ballian
17 November 2015
The attribution of items of silverware to local workshops is fraught with d...
The Pectoral Ornament of Saint Makarios of Corinth
Anna Ballian
13 November 2015
The only work of the early post-Byzantine centuries to have been located in...
The icon of Our Lady Vematarissa from Vatopaidi Monastery
Anna Ballian
12 November 2015
The ‘palladium’ of the Monastery of Vatopaidi is the famous icon of Our Lad...
The Art of Carving of Mount Athos, 17th-early 18th Centuries
Anna Ballian
7 November 2015
The carving of wooden crosses is regarded as an art traditionally practiced...
The Wall-Paintings of the Chapel of the Aghioi Anargyroi
Efthymios N. Tsigaridas
6 November 2011
There is in the Chapel of the Aghioi Anargyroi, a three aisled, wooden-roof...