Art
The Mural Mosaics of the Katholikon – Introduction
Efthymios N. Tsigaridas
5 November 2011
On the Holy Mountain, mural mosaics have survived only in the katholikon of... 
The Wall – Paintings of the Katholikon
Efthymios N. Tsigaridas
5 November 2011
The Monastery of Vatopaidi, the first mention of which occurs in a document...
Post-Byzantine small art-work from the Monastery of Vatopaidi
Anna Ballian
4 November 2011
The sacristy of the Monastery of Vatopaidi contains exceptionally rich mate...
Banner, late 18th century
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
Dimensions: scene: 45 x 45 cm., the whole banner: 80 x 80 cm.
The scen...
Banners, Introduction
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
The ‘lavaron’ is a kind of flag. It consists of a square or oblong piece of...
Pyle of Sts Constantine and Helen, 1760
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
Dimensions: 310 x 210 cm.
Here the subject of the decoration is divide...
Pyles, Introduction
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
The pyle is the curtain which fills the gap above the low double doors of t...
Podea of the embroiderer Evangelistria, 1716
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
Dimensions: 50 x 44.5 cm.
The work is divided into two bands by two in...
Podea with the Root of Jesse, mid 17th century
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
Dimensions: 179.5 x 54.7 cm.
The subject is the Root of Jesse41, i...
Podeas, Introduction
Maria Theocharis
3 November 2011
The podea is a liturgical ornament hung immediately below an icon, a kind o...
