LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE
AND PAINTINGS OF SERBIAN MEDIEVAL CULTURE IN KOSOVO. ITALIAN EARLY RENAISSANCE
WAS JUST ON ITS BEGINING IN THAT TIME
Monastery Church of Decani (Kosovo) - The majesty and serenity of the largest
of all Serbian medieval churches. It was built for King Stefan Uros III
between 1327 and 1335. Decani contains more than 1,000
compositions, with an estimated 10,000 painted figures. There are
more than 20 biblical cycles on the walls, from Genesis to the Last
Judgment. This is the largest surviving iconographic complex ever
created within the Byzantine sphere of influence.
Fresco, Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Decani, (Kosovo) 1335-1350.
Fresco, Serbian King Dusan, Queen Jelena and their son Uros, Decani,
(Kosovo) 1335-1350.
Serbian Monastery of Pec, (Kosovo) 14th century
Apsidal fresco, Church of the Mother of god, Pec, (Kosovo) c 1335. Vaulted section: Mother of God enthroned between archangels.