This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Topic Collections  • Bacterial Infections  • Dermatology  • Dermatologic Disorders  • Dermatologic Disorders, Other  • Humanities  • Infectious Diseases  • Alert me on articles by topic  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Marija T. V’lckova-Laskoska, MD, PhD; Dimitri S. Laskoski, PhD

Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(9):1047.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

The monastery of Archangel Michael in Lesnovo, built in 1341, is located in northeastern Macedonia. Inside the monastery, the fresco of a paralytic boy guiding a blind man, which was painted in 1347, immediately draws one's attention: the spotted skin of the leprous man and the boy is in stark contrast to the divine depictions of saints and angels on the walls (Figure). Artistically, the figures are modeled with tranquil grace and strong facial features. The flowing and airy fabrics of the figures superimposed on the visual perspective of the background add depth to the whole scene.

Figure. The blind man and the paralytic boy of Lesnovo, a fresco in St Archangel Michael's Church, Lesnovo Monastery, Macedonia, 1347. Photograph taken on site by the authors.

Christian artists composed scenes in which lepers were immediately recognizable by red spots as . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Contact Dr V’lckova-Laskoska at marija.laskoska.vlckova@zd-go.si.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?