Art & iconography
Dedicatory inscription (pisanie)
The inscription above the entrance stating who built the church, when, and under which ruler or bishop.
Pisania (din slavonă: „scriere”) este o placă de piatră sculptată sau o inscripție pictată, de obicei deasupra ușii de la intrare. Ea consemnează numele ctitorilor, anul zidirii sau al pictării, domnitorul și ierarhul vremii.
Pentru istorici, pisania este cel mai sigur document despre vechimea unei biserici. Pisaniile vechi sunt scrise în slavonă sau în română cu alfabet chirilic.
See also
In the same category
- Brâncovenesc styleThe late-17th-century architectural style of Wallachia, with columned porches and rich stone carving.
- Eight-pointed crossA cross with three horizontal bars: a short top one, a long one and a slanted lower one.
- FrescoPainting done on wet plaster; the colours bond with the wall and last for centuries.
- IconA sacred image painted according to ancient rules on wood, glass or a wall; the faithful venerate it rather than worship it.
- Last JudgementA scene usually painted on the west wall showing the end of the world: Christ judges, the righteous go to Paradise and sinners to hell.
- PantocratorThe image of Christ the Almighty painted in the main dome, blessing with the right hand and holding the Gospel in the left.