This fresco is to the north of the Baptism of Christ fresco in the north east corner of the chapel. The untidy looking inscription beneath the painting is contemporary with the picture and is dated 1095, thus fixing the date of the second level of paintings in the church.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
3rd May 2003
Contributor
Charles Chemaly
Rights
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unless otherwise indicated
Type
Painting
Tags
1095, An Nabk, Arabic, Arabic Inscription, Architecture, Church, Deir Mar Musa, Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, Fresco, Inscription, Mar Musa al-Habashi, Monastery, Simeon Stylites, Syria
Collection
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Fresco of Simeon Stylites,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 26, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/529.