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Bucharest – National Museum of Art (Saint Prokopios)

Bucharest,  National Museum of Art February 15, 2020 admin

St. Prokopios isn’t well known in western Christianity, by which I mean I’ve had to look on Wikipedia to find

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Bucharest – National Museum of Art (Targoviste Church Iconostasis Cross)

Bucharest,  National Museum of Art February 15, 2020 admin

I posted about the doors from this church, this is the Iconostasis cross from the same building. Rather faded now

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Bucharest – National Museum of Art (Targoviste Church Doors)

Bucharest,  National Museum of Art February 15, 2020 admin

As further evidence that I need to get out more, I find these kind of exhibits rather meaningful. The thought

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Bucharest – National Museum of Art (Bishop and King Icon)

Bucharest,  National Museum of Art February 15, 2020 admin

The colours on the icons remain bright and vibrant and if it has been restored, there’s no evidence of that.

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Bucharest – National Museum of Art (Cotroceni Monastery Iconostasis)

Bucharest,  National Museum of Art February 15, 2020 admin

This iconostatsis hid what was happening in the altar from the congregation, adding some mystery to the proceedings. The bottom

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Bucharest – National Museum of Art (Four Gospels Book from 1555)

Bucharest,  National Museum of Art February 15, 2020 admin

Ooooh, I love an old book, think of the history of where this book has been and how it has

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Bucharest – National Museum of Art (Cincis Church Fresco Fragments)

Bucharest,  National Museum of Art February 15, 2020 admin

This is a sixteenth century wall fresco depicting the Journey to Emmaus. It’s been taken from a church in Cincis,

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Bucharest – National Museum of Art (Crucifix)

Bucharest,  National Museum of Art February 15, 2020 admin

There’s perhaps nothing exceptional about this sixteenth century polychrome wooden crucifix, but it’s well presented and that’s added some mystery

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Bucharest – National Museum of Art (Curtea de Arges Fresco Fragments)

Bucharest,  National Museum of Art February 15, 2020 admin

Well, these are lovely, they’re fresco fragments taken from Curtea de Arges cathedral when it was reconstructed in 1883. Quite

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This site is the ‘fascinating’ (OK, it’s not that fascinating I admit) story of my travels around the world over the last few years. I’m conscious that there is so much more to visit, and I’ll do my best to carry on travelling as much as I can. I wouldn’t take anything too seriously, because I’ve rarely managed to…..

For previous adventures, here’s 2013-2018 and also 2019.

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