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Wall painting. Tree and human figure in flames, Nubian workshop, wall paintings, tree iconographic. Yellow trunk, branches covered with dark green, brown, and red leaves and white round fruit. On one of the branches hangs a yellow vessel decorated with red stripes fragmentarily preserved. Under the tree are visible red flames, from which a yellow human head emerges. The painting was located immediately adjacent to the depiction of the anchorite Melas, painted on the left side of a composition showing Bishop Marianos with Christ and Hodegetria. Its fragmentary state of preservation does not allow for the unambiguous determination whether it belongs to a composition depicting the anchorite. 53 x 40.3 x 3.1 -3.5 ; Original plaster: 47 x 35, ca. 1005–1036; Faras; wall painting; height 53 cm, width 40.3 cm, depth 3.1–3.5 cm; height 47 cm, width 35 cm, A worn painted fragment showing a tree with a brown trunk and yellowish-brown branches bearing a group of circular pale fruits and a few smaller dark red and black round shapes, set against a beige background with areas of off-white. The lower area contains a broad band of reddish-brown with rough, textured patches and streaks of lighter off-white, and there are some ochre and pale green touches among the foliage. The surface appears cracked and aged with visible flaking and uneven edges.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A06_194

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

73.7Mo (7.2Mo) / 36.3cm x 50.8cm / 4293 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Wall painting Tree human figure flames Nubian workshop wall paintings tree iconographic Yellow trunk branches covered dark green brown red leaves white round fruit branches hangs yellow vessel decorated red stripes fragmentarily preserved Under tree visible red flames yellow human head emerges painting was located immediately adjacent depiction anchorite Melas painted left side composition showing Bishop Marianos Christ Hodegetria fragmentary state preservation allow unambiguous determination whether belongs composition depicting anchorite 53 x 40.3 x 3.1 -3.5 Original plaster 47 x 35 ca 1005–1036 Faras wall painting height 53 cm width 40.3 cm depth 3.1–3.5 cm height 47 cm width 35 cm worn fragment showing brown trunk yellowish-brown branches bearing group circular pale fruits smaller dark red black round shapes set beige background areas off-white lower area contains broad band reddish-brown rough textured patches streaks lighter off-white ochre pale green touches foliage surface cracked aged visible flaking uneven edges.