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Category Archives: art
2280 – Images of Dionysiou
During the FoMA path clearing week our base was the Dionysiou Monastery. Dionysiou was founded in the 14th century but the first photo’s of the monastery appear in the 19th century. A few years ago, photographs and negatives of Athos … Continue reading
Posted in 05 Dionysiou, art, Trip 2023
Tagged 1780, 1852, 1853, 1929, boathouse, Ernest de Caranza & Emile Charles Labbé, etching, FoMA, indian, old and new, Preziosi
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2251 – Swiss photographer Fred Boissonnas in Vatopedi -1928/30
On my last journey to Athos in September/October 2022 I spend one day in Thessaloniki. Because we published the photos of the photographer Boissonnas earlier on this weblog (1485), I made a visit to this small museum MOmus on the … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, art, books, history
Tagged aqeduct, Athonasias, bell tower, clocktower, courtyard, efzones, entrance, Fred Boissonnas, phiale, photographer, photographs, semantron, source, trapeza, well
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2225 – a new Athos painting by Christos Baloukos
Last Saturday 11th of December my friend Christos Baloukos from Athens surprized me with his latest oil painting, that he published on Facebook (30×40 cm). The painting is made from a picture I took in 2013 at Esfigmenou monastery. In … Continue reading
2222 – new Athos documentary expected soon: Where are you, Adam?
On Youtube you can see the official trailer of an Ukraine documentary (1h 20 min), made by director Alexander Zaporoshchenko and produced by Alexander Pliska. The project started in 2005 in Docheiariou monastery, with the blessing of the now deceased … Continue reading
2218 – Oil-painting by Greek painter Christos Baloukos
Sorry, this painting has been sold in one day! 25/08/2021 We proudly present another co-operation between Athosweblog and the Greek artist Christos Baloukos. After the presentation of a couple of watercolors with a 50% discount from August 2020 (still some available at … Continue reading
2213 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Space [1]
Pictures from the exhibition in 21-31 May 2009 from monk Theodosios in Thessaloniki/Greece Wim Voogd, 21-07-2021
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, 14 Paulou, art, Karyes
Tagged Amalfi, aqueduct, boat, Exhibition, summit, Theodosios Simonopetritis
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2210 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Nature – Animals [1]
To continue: from the extensive photo library of Theodosios: Wim Voogd, Quatorze Julliet 2021 Please be noted: if you are interested in a original high quality print of a Theodosios picture, please contact us by e-mail.
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, art, nature
Tagged animals, beatle, bumblebee, caterpillar, cats, delfin, horses, mules, seagull, toad
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2209 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Presence of Man [1]
If you are interested in obtaining a high quality resolution print of the Theodosios pictures, please contact me by e-mail and I will foreward your request to him (more information: see Shop, oldest item). Wim Voogd, 11/07/2021
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, arsanas, art, Karyes, Paleo Monastiro
Tagged arsanas, chairs, katholikon, signs, Theodosios Simonopetritis, vegetable garden, windows
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2196 – the phiale of Grigoriou and its extraordinary paintings
In previous postings about this monastery (2154 and 2194) we took a closer look at the trapeza and the second courtyard, where monks were ‘crushing the olives’. Today we will take a closer look at the philae, that you can … Continue reading
