25 juin 2010
Voronet and its sister sanctuaries
from New York TimesDeep in the Carpathians, Painted Parables
By PETER WORTSMAN
WHEN the Moldavian prince Stephen the Great won his first decisive
victory against the Turks five and a quarter centuries ago, he decided
to mark the occasion with a grand monastery and adorn its walls with
the colorful work of artisans of the day. With his second victory came
another monastery. With the third, yet another.
The result of his victories — 46 in all — was an unprecedented building
spree within the... [Lire la suite]