Frescoes from the Boyana Church: Desislava

The church of Boyana is a medieval Bulgarian church situated on the outskirts of Sofia. The edifice comprises three buildings, built in the 10th, the 13th and the 19th century, respectively. Frescoes from the Boyana Church: Desislava This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Frescoes from the Boyana Church: Desislava This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The city of Sofia (Bulgarian: София), at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, has a population of 1,208,930 (2003), and is the biggest city and capital of the Republic of Bulgaria. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Frescoes from the Boyana Church: Angel

The church owes its world fame to its frescoes from 1259. They form a second layer over the paintings from the earlier centuries and represent one of the most complete and perfectly preserved monuments of eastern European medieval art. A total of 89 scenes with 240 human images are depicted on the walls of the church. The painter is still anonymous, but stands for the team that decorated the church and that was trained in the studios of the Turnovo Art School. Frescoes from the Boyana Church: Angel This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Frescoes from the Boyana Church: Angel This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ...

A total of 18 scenes in the narthex depict the Life of St. Nicholas. The painter here drew certain aspects of contemporary lifestyle. In The Miracle at Sea the ship and the sailor's hats recall the Venetian fleet. The portraits of the patrons of the church - Kaloyan and his wife Desislava, as well as those of Bulgarian Tsar Constantine Tikh and Tsarina Irina are among the most interesting and lifelike frescoes in the church. Saint Nicholas, also known as Nikolaus in Germany and Sinterklaas (a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas) in the Netherlands and Flanders, is the common name for the historical Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Anatolia, (now in modern Turkey) and had a reputation for secret gift... Tsar (Bulgarian цар, Russian царь,   listen?; often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to 1917 (although... Tsar Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria (ruled 1257-1277) took the throne of Bulgaria after the assasination of Michael II Asen of Bulgaria in 1256. ... A Tsaritsa (Цари́ца), also called tsarina, czarina, or czaritsa, was the title of Tsars wife or a female autocratic ruler(monarch) of Russia or Bulgaria. ...

The monument was added to the UNESCO protected World Heritage List in 1979. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

External Links

Official website of the Boyana Church