Tuesday 26 June 2012

The Romania circuit - the afternoon of the fourth day - the Sucevita Monastery (cont.) - the 23rd of May 2012



(...)

The more we thoroughly looked at the frescoes the more details we came across ... it was as if the whole visit could be an endless "discovery" of these masterpieces of Art, steeped in history and in perfect harmony with the peaceful surrounding atmosphere.

















































Inside the narthex the lives of saints almost always ended in burning, boiling, dismemberment and even decapitation, though there were quite a few paintings of rams, suns and other zodiacal symbols. On the right-hand side wall  one could clearly see a votive picture of Elisabeta and her children.












































Soon after the visit we headed towards Gura Humurului, where we would be spending the night but not before having stopped at the village of Marginea, for another visit, this time to the black clay pottery centre.

Marginea's black pottery is said to be obtained by using an ancient method of choked burning and a final polishing methodology using a river stone.

We still had time to admire some traditional handicraft which looked rather unique, once this Raudati area is also famous for the crafty fleecing and fur clothes  richly ornamented using natural elements and rather strong colours. I almost bought an exquisite shepherd's waist coat for myself.
















No comments:

Post a Comment