High altar of the Holy Cross: panel paintings and predella reliefs by anonymous master from 1450-1460, over life size crucifixion (one of the best in Slovakia) by Master Paul of Levoča from around 1510, Virgin Mary by an unknown Kežmarok carver from the beginning of the 16th century (headwear is a later addition), St John and Mary Magdalene are from 17th century.

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provenance: Richvald, Šariš county, north-east Slovakia

location: Šariš Museum Bardejov

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Plešivec is an ancient seat of the Bubek family. The Ákoš family, the ancestors of the Bubeks, received it from King Belo IV. in 1243, after the battle on the Slaná River, where the ancestor of the Bubeks, Detrik, allegedly saved the king’s life. After stabilizing his position in 1320, Dominik Bubek built a water castle in Plešivec. In its vicinity, he built a monumental church, which also served as a burial place for the representatives of the family. It was constructed on the site of an older church built by his ancestors. The church, originally nearly twice as long as it is now, was a two-nave Gothic building with a polygonal ending of the chancel, originally vaulted on the central pillars.

From 1349, we have a record of the request of Juraj Bubek to the Pope for the possibility of collecting the indulgences to finance its construction. In the middle of the 14th century, the interior of the church was completed with fresco paintings of very high quality, carried out by Italian masters. In the first quarter of the 15th century, the church was completed with the north-facing funeral chapel of the Bubeks, built according to the pattern of the Spiš funeral chapels. We enter into the chapel through an impressive portal, the architecture of which is associated with the works of the Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice. In its interior, we find three three-part late Gothic windows with an original tracery in the ogive arch shape and corbels of the former vaults.

In 1558, at the time of the Turkish threat, the church was severely damaged, the vault collapsed and the building remained as a ruin until its reconstruction in 1617. By that time, the church was taken over by the reformed believers who reduced its layout to its current length of 19 meters; they covered the nave with a flat ceiling and closed the entrance to the unused chapel. At that stage, the entrance to the church was established from the south and three window openings were made on the south wall. From that period comes a valuable matroneum with painted decorations from 1627. In 1807, a bell-tower was built, a beautiful example of the so-called Gemer classicism.

In the location Mirje near Postira there are remnants of sacral building from the 6th century. The analysis of the discovered walls suggests that the complex was not built for the convent's community, but that was in fact a later adaptation of the late antique villa with thermal complex.

Na lokalitetu Mirje kod Postira nalaze se ostaci sakralne građevine iz 6. stoljeća. Analizom otkrivenih zidova može se zaključiti da kompleks nije građen za samostansku zajednicu, već da je zapravo riječ o kasnijoj adaptaciji kasnoantičke vile s termalnim kompleksom.

Parish church of the Holy Cross, Kežmarok, Spiš county, Slovakia

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photographed against two sources of light

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Interesting document of the counter-reformation sacral art - 17th century roman-catholic Gothic Revival altarpiece in the style of local late Gothic altars with wings and predella. The upper part with the medallion depicting David with lions is a Baroque addition from 1687.

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Pashupatinath in Nepal

My friend Matthias from www.aundm.com/ illuminated the Aachener Dom from the inside at the Night of Youth of the "Aachener Heiligtumsfahrt". (Aachener Heiligtumsfahrt = religious used-to-be masses pilgrim to Aachen in order to see the four relics of the catholic faith. Or the things, the church say, they are...)

Aside from the religious stuff there, the dom is really beautiful, inked in all the colors (ok, mainly blue!).

L'infiorata è un momento magico dove la sacralità, la fede, l'arte e la natura s'incontrano piacevolmente disegnando pitture nella terra come nel cuore. L’evento si svolge ogni anno, nel mese di Giugno, dove un immenso tappeto floreale si estende articolandosi in vari quadri, per circa 2000 metri, coprendo interamente il percorso della solenne processione.

Un sentito ringraziamento a tutti di vero cuore per aver visitato la mia galleria fotografica !!!

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author: Master Paul of Levoča

dating: c 1520

height: 71 cm

location: parish church of St Nicholas, Prešov, Šariš county, Slovakia

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Lunedì 23 giugno 2008 i vigili urbani di Napoli hanno sgomberato il mercato di vico Sopramuro, tra Porta Nolana e piazza Mercato. Pescivendoli, fruttivendoli, pizzettari, macellai, commercianti cinesi e pakistani, prostitute africane, magrebine e dell’est Europa, ambulanti, contrabbandieri di sigarette, venditori di cd falsi e dvd porno… tutti via.

L’Asl dice che le condizioni igieniche della zona sono a rischio ed è necessaria una bonifica. In attesa dei milionari lavori di ristrutturazione, quei vicoli solitamente caotici e chiassosi della Napoli popolare ora sono straordinariamente quieti. Prima di tale operazione si respirava un’intrigante atmosfera da suk (e spero che presto torni tale), ma devo anche dire che mi piace molto vedere i luoghi da prospettive diverse e in questa nuova condizione "silenziosa" è interessantissimo (ri)scoprire quel dedalo di vicoli generalmente tanto affollato.

Per chi è abituato a percorrere quelle strade, questa è una situazione pressoché surreale, ma è anche l'occasione per osservare dettagli prima oscurati dalla frenesia umana che le anima(va). Ecco, dunque, che mi sono accorto di quel cartello... e degli annunci immobiliari che ne fanno da cornice.

L'altra mattina mi sono organizzato e alle 8, appena sceso dal treno, ho cacciato la mia macchina fotografica dallo zaino e ho scattato. Non potevo resistere! Immaginavo che non sarei passato inosservato e infatti un signore subito mi ha dato da parlare: “Scrivete ‘nu bello articolo ‘ngopp’o giurnale! Chesta storia d’a munnezza addà finì!”.

Altre info:

1. Cronaca: www.napolionline.org/index.php?option=com_content&tas...

2. Storia: www.alenapoli.org/perle/mna005r_lista.htm

High altar of the Holy Cross: panel paintings and predella reliefs by anonymous master from 1450-1460, over life size crucifixion (one of the best in Slovakia) by Master Paul of Levoča from around 1510, Virgin Mary by an unknown Kežmarok carver from the beginning of the 16th century (headwear is a later addition), St John and Mary Magdalene are from 17th century.

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from the altarpiece of Ľubica, Spiš county, north-east Slovakia

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L'infiorata è un momento magico dove la sacralità, la fede, l'arte e la natura s'incontrano piacevolmente disegnando pitture nella terra come nel cuore. L’evento si svolge ogni anno, nel mese di Giugno, dove un immenso tappeto floreale si estende articolandosi in vari quadri, per circa 2000 metri, coprendo interamente il percorso della solenne processione.

Un sentito ringraziamento a tutti di vero cuore per aver visitato la mia galleria fotografica !!!

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St. Mary at the loom

Fresco; Wall painting sacral; Cycle ; Bozen

1385 ; 1390 ; Bozen ; Italy; Southern Tyrolia ; St. Vigil unter Weineck

Bozen ; Central Nave

IN: Weingartner Josef: Die Kunstdenkmäler Südtirols, Vol. II Bozen, Innsbruck 1973, S. 63 ,

Paul Naredi-Rainer, Lukas Madersbacher, Kunst in Tirol, Innsbruck-Wien 2007, Vol. 1, S. 323f.

Image found at the "Institut für Realienkunde des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit" on their Digital IMage Server via their search engine: www.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/realonline/

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Secondo Chakra: Svadhistana, Sacrale o Centro della Croce; situato nell'addome, un po in basso dietro gli organi sessuali, è collegato con l'acqua come elemento, alle emozioni ed alla sessualità.

C’è sacralità negli affetti del cuore...

[ John Keats ]

location: Lomnička, Spiš county, Slovakia

height: 138 cm

late 18th century adjustment

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The fortified early Gothic church from the first half of the 14th century was built on the site of an older building. In the 15th century it was fortified with a wall and a wooden bell tower was built on the grounds in 1657. The single-nave space with a square-ended presbytery and a built-in sacristy has a painted cassette ceiling from 1758, the presbytery is characteristic by its rib vault. The mural paintings date back to the 60s of the 14th century and the creator of at least a part of them is the Master of Ochtiná presbytery. These interior frescoes were discovered in the early 20th century by I. Huszka who was restoring them in 1905. All the paintings, interior and exterior ones, were completely restored between 1983 and 1985 by J. Josefík, L. Székely and I. Žuch.

Within the almost intact medieval church, the murals have a uniquely strong impression and informative value, thanks to their scale and complexity of preservation. Thematically they focus on individual scenes from the Marian and the Passion cycle, but they do not have a uniform concept unlike the upper belt on the nave’s northern wall with a complete depiction of the St. Ladislaus legend.

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location: St. Elizabeth Cathedral, Košice, Slovakia

panel paintings: unknown from Spiš county, dated 1516

wooden statues: unknown from Košice, Bratislava or Vienna, 1474-1477 or later

height of the statues in the shrine: 159 & 164 cm

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dôležitá informácia v Profile

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height 150 cm

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L'infiorata è un momento magico dove la sacralità, la fede, l'arte e la natura s'incontrano piacevolmente disegnando pitture nella terra come nel cuore. L’evento si svolge ogni anno, nel mese di Giugno, dove un immenso tappeto floreale si estende articolandosi in vari quadri, per circa 2000 metri, coprendo interamente il percorso della solenne processione.

Un sentito ringraziamento a tutti di vero cuore per aver visitato la mia galleria fotografica !!!

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IMHO this picture was painted (much) earlier

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Altar of the Doctors of the Church, 1510-1520

author of the statues: Master Paul of Levoča

author of the paintings: Master Petrus

location: Šariš, eastern Slovakia

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Axonics, Inc. received FDA approval on November 19, 2019, for its Axonics Sacral Neurostimulator (SNM).

AxonicsSacralNeurostimulator (SNM) offers several advanced features to treat #urinaryretention and the symptoms associated with an #overactivebladder. Axonics SNM system is designed to last in the body for at least a period of 15 years, allowing more significant symptom reductions for overactive bladder, bowel incontinence, and urinary retention.

However, the Axonics SNM system is expected to face major competition from BInterstim II devices. Similarly, other leading players in the domain such as Nuvectra, Cogentix Medical, Inc., and others are also strengthening their position in the #market.

Learn about the latest development in the Sacral Nerve Stimulation market and how it is expected to rise in the coming years, at: www.delveinsight.com/report-store/sacral-nerve-stimulatio...

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location: Central Slovak Museum, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

provenance: Selce pri Banskej Bystrici

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Parish church of the Holy Cross, Kežmarok, Spiš county, Slovakia

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The church in Ochtiná was formerly dedicated to St. Nicholas and is one of the oldest and most interesting landmarks of the Gemer countryside. The name of the village is most likely derived from the old German expression for the number eight: ocht, as an evidence of the area settled by German guests in the second half of the 13th century. According to historical sources, original eight German families established here a prosperous settlement founded on mining of iron ore located in the nearby Hrádok hill.

However, the layout of the church point to an older settlement which could have been destroyed during a Mongol invasion. This is indicated by a document from the king Belo IV, from 1243, by which he donates a large part of an area of the Slaná river valley for faithful services to Detrik and Filip Bubek. In 1318, Ochtiná was mentioned as a property of the Štítnik branch of the Bubek family, that certainly supported the construction of the local church and later its murals as well.

The Gothic church, built possibly on the site of a ruined Romanesque structure is a single-nave church with a polygonal-shaped chancel including a northern sacristy. Around the mid-14th century, the interiors were painted with figural wall paintings which were done by fresco technique. Research has shown that the tower had been built later, probably in second half of 15th century. Romanesque windows on the tower are secondarily used from other church in the area. At the beginning of the 16th century, the relatively small space of the church was extended with a northern side nave having a star-shaped vault.

In the first third of the 17th century, when the church was already Lutheran, medieval frescos were hidden under a white lime paint and, during the 18th century, the church was given a new Prussian vault over the nave.

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Baptism of Christ on the other side of the panel

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location: East Slovak Museum in Košice

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