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The smiling Virgin Mary fresco at a monastery of Cappadocia. Credit: Public Domain
Scientists are debating if a fresco depicting a smiling Virgin Mary in the Gumusler Monastery in Cappadocia, Turkey is original or the result of a restoration gone wrong.
Carved into a large rock mass in the Cappadocia region, the monastery is believed to have been constructed sometime during the Byzantine era between the 8th and 12th centuries.
The most important part of the monastery is the church in the northern part. It is thought that at least three different masters worked on all the church wall paintings.
In the main section, paintings of Jesus on the throne, two angels, symbols of apostles, the Virgin Mary, the Great Basileios of Kayseri, Gregorios of Nysa and Gregorios of Nazians can be seen.
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Scientists are debating if a fresco depicting a smiling Virgin Mary in the Gumusler Monastery in Cappadocia, Turkey is original or the result of a restoration gone wrong.
Carved into a large rock mass in the Cappadocia region, the monastery is believed to have been constructed sometime during the Byzantine era between the 8th and 12th centuries.
The most important part of the monastery is the church in the northern part. It is thought that at least three different masters worked on all the church wall paintings.
In the main section, paintings of Jesus on the throne, two angels, symbols of apostles, the Virgin Mary, the Great Basileios of Kayseri, Gregorios of Nysa and Gregorios of Nazians can be seen.
Smiling Virgin Mary fresco: Restoration gone wrong?
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Smiling Virgin Mary Fresco at Cappadocia Monastery Puzzles Scientists - GreekReporter.com
Scientists debate if a fresco depicting a smiling Virgin Mary at Gumusler Monastery in Cappadocia, is original or a restoration gone wrong.
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