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28-Oct-2013

Armenian frescoes at the Vank Cathedral, Esfahan

Iran, Esfahan, Vank Cathedral

The frescoes on the back wall are:
1. Jacob's Family Tree (top, left)
2. Daniel's dream (top, right)
3. An angel appears to Balaam (middle, left).
4. Lot fleeing from Sodom and Gomorrah (middle, centre left).
5. Moses with the ten commandments (middle, centre right).
6. The fall of Jericho (middle, right).
7. Satan tries to tempt Christ (bottom, left).
8. The angels worshiping Christ after the temptation (bottom, centre left).
9. The transfiguration (becomes radiant) of Christ (bottom, centre right).
10. Christ rides to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (bottom, right).
Left wall, top: Passing of the Ark of the Covenant over the river Jordan.
Right wall, top: The adoration of the Golden Calf

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