The Iconography of Heavenly Creatures in the wall paintings of the Nubian Churches

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City.

Abstract

The Nubian churches Characterized of various wall paintings such as The Central Church of Abdallah Nirqi, the Cathedral of Faras, temple of Ouadi Es-sebouâ, Abd Al-Qadir church and other archeological Churches, which dates back to the period between the eighth and until the thirteenth century, The Nubian mural art had specific features, due to the Artistic impact of a strong religious areas by Byzantine, Syrian and Coptic features of Art.
Some of these heavenly creatures emerged while they are protecting the rulers of Nubian royal dignitaries and princes, and marked the most angels' feathers that is carries the same appearance of peacock feathers, which is similar in its body features the eyes, that is perhaps the artist connects the biblical text that described the four embodies creatures as follows in the verse "full of eyes before and behind." New Testament (vision 4).

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