The south west corner of the chapel with a depiction of the equestrian St. Bacchus above a collection of saints ascending to heaven as they are on the side of the elect on the Last Judgement scene that dominates the west wall of the chapel. To the east of St. Bacchus is a small unidentified saint squeezed between the arch and a window.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
3rd May 2003
Contributor
Charles Chemaly
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
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Type
Painting
Tags
1207/08, An Nabk, Church, Deir Mar Musa, Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, Elect, Equestrian, Fresco, Last Judgement, Mar Musa al-Habashi, Monastery, Saints, St. Bacchus, Syria
Collection
Citation
Emma Loosley, “St. Bacchus and the elect,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed December 22, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/661.