2105-04-27 Karies - Protaton Church
Karies is the "capital" or adminstrative centre of the "Theoratic Republic" of Athos, but in fact not more than a village.
The Protaton:
Alhough founded in the 10th century the present stucture probably dates from the 14th Century.
It's basilica form is untypical for the church type on Athos.
The interior is filled with amazing fresco's, some of them by the famed painter Panselinos.
Again, below the drawing I made 40 years earlier....
Pigmentliner and on watercolour notebook 14 x 20
2105-04-27 Karies - Protaton Church
Karies is the "capital" or adminstrative centre of the "Theoratic Republic" of Athos, but in fact not more than a village.
The Protaton:
Alhough founded in the 10th century the present stucture probably dates from the 14th Century.
It's basilica form is untypical for the church type on Athos.
The interior is filled with amazing fresco's, some of them by the famed painter Panselinos.
Again, below the drawing I made 40 years earlier....
Pigmentliner and on watercolour notebook 14 x 20