[General view of Mount Athos]
Mount Athos
1770
Technique: Engraved
Category: Sacred Topography
Dimensions: 273X370mm
Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας 361 . National Library, Βαρσοβία..
Abbey Sjmonopetras 361 v. National Library, Warsaw.
Pattastratou 1986, ar. 425. J'oystj!nos 1991, s. 35, ej'k. 5. Enev 1994, ej'k. 8. Collection Jonjki's of Bank 1995, a'r. 42. J'oystj!nos 1997, a'r. 4.2. Deluga 1997, pj'n. 1. J'oystj!nos 1999, ej'k. 2.
Small size general view of Athos of (roughly the \' 1/4 of surface of work a\'r. 4-6), or whoever kajnotomej\' so much sta\' individual ejkonografjka\' elements dso and sto\' y\'!fos and in tehnotropj\'a. The monasteries, with exception the Prwta\'to, are portrayed with original way and despite their intense shimatopoj\'isi exist a effort of elementary prospect, after forward ej!naj biggest than behind. Cay!ma the Virgin Mary with "Saint \' Athanassios it has proportionally \' big dimensions. The torrent of sti\' western side of "Athos has also skolja\' course between abbey of Saint Pavlos and Russian exists a big palm. ¢po\' the Vatope\'dj descends or known litany. Sto\' landscape
are particularly distinguished enough e\'fjppoj and pedestrian monks, drawn with fast but petyhime\'nes lines. Or virtuosity hara\'kti, despite a\'ploj!ko\'tita\' his, appear and stj\'s very live movements alone and popular where they fish stj\'s boats.
Sti\'n other aspect of cupreous plate where is engraved the work exists representation of Virgin Mary \' Odigi\'trjas dexjokratoy\'sas, with \' marked sto\' frame with microscopic elements the year 1770. the combination of general opinion his Terms sti\' a aspect of plate with the protector his Terms Virgin Mary sti\'n other, in the uncommon type of \' Odigi\'trjas dexjokratoy\'sas, that \' ejkonj\'zetaj and sti\' small picture where interferes ana\'mesa stj\'s two tops of "Athos, is not coincidental and, with datum the common style and tehnotropj\'a, elements obviously agjorej\'tjka, us allows to attribute the two work in same hara\'kti and him to identify chronologically. It is for the two older known agjorej\'tjka work for whoever has chronological clue. We see dtj from her beginnings or agjorej\'tjki haraktjki\' presents the simplicity, the spontaneity and the laj!ko\'tropo style of post byzantine pictures of season, characteristically where together with the particular technique him they differentiate completely from the western chalcographic delivery.
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