Fresco Wall Paintings Gallery

Putna monastery - frescoes

frescoes of the Moldavian ruler Stephen the Great.The Putna monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, one of the most important cultural, religious and artistic centers established in medieval Moldavia; as with many others, it was built and dedicated by Prince Stephen the Great.he Putna Monastery houses the tombs of Stephen, nowadays, a place of pilgrimage, and several of his family members.Right after Stephen the Great won the battle in which he conquered the Chilia citadel, he began work on the monastery as a means to give thanks to God, on July 10, 1466 - the church was to be dedicated to the Virgin Mary.Putna was completed in three years, but was consecrated only after one more year passed, given that the Moldavians engaged in other battles. On September 3, 1470, during a ceremony attended by Stephen and all his family, the monastery was consecrated, and subsequently became the most important religious site in the area

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Wall painting mural at Lakshminarayan temple in Orchha, Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India

Orccha, 24 Augusto 2019, Rajasthan, India
In the Lakshmi Narayan temple, its exquisite wall paintings stand out, which are in an excellent state of preservation with colors that maintain their liveliness. They represent mythical scenes of gods and heroes such as Rama, Hanuman or Krishna in Lanka, based on the sacred texts of the Ramayana, although there are also other more current stories, such as images of the first battles fought for the independence of India in the nineteenth century

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Frescoes in the Raja Mahal palace of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India

Orchha is located in the central region of India called Bundelkhand, in the middle of a plain crossed by the Betwa River. It belongs to the state of Madhya Pradesh, and in the city there are well-preserved remains of palaces and other interesting constructions.
In the Raja Mahal palace, the place of residence of the Bundela kings, we can see interesting fresco paintings dating from the 16th century and whose state of preservation, despite the abandonment in which the building is located, is quite acceptable.
In the image we see a scene in which animals such as an elephant or a crocodile are mixed with figures of various deities located in an idyllic landscape

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