Saturday, September 27, 2025

Saint Michael's Fresco

 


Remains of a fresco that once decorated the apse of Saint Jacob Monastery's church in Qārā, a town between Ḥimṣ and Damascus. This piece features a winged angel, likely the Archangel Michael, whose head is surrounded by a halo of light. 

Style: Byzantine.
Era: Ayyūbīd.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.  


 ʿĀbid īsā. A Guide to the National Museum of Damascus 2006.

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