Two views: foothills of Boufavento and Abbey de la pais

Creator:

Bruyn, Cornelis de (1652-1727)

Tarih:

1725

Medium:

Engraving

Description:

These two engravings point to the artist’s preference for the area under Buffavento castle and the hills above Kyrenia. The Cefalovryso (spring) lies north of the village of Kythrea and under Buffavento castle, close to the monastery of Agios Chrysostomos. Moslems always had a high cultural appreciation of water as manifested here in the form of two figures admiring and enjoying the cool water ponds. Legend has it that the water of the spring came under the sea from the Taurus mountains. Today, the spring has dried up. Another view of the monastery of Agios Chrysostomos monastery, though not affording the greatest of architectural detail, focuses on the strong encircling walls that protect the edifice. The castle of Buffavento appears in the background. In the foreground, the figures differ in their attire from those in the Cefalovryso engraving. Judging from the clothing which looks like the hlamyda, the artist is perhaps suggesting that the figures next to a Byzantine monastery are Christian Greeks.

Dimensions:

14 x 17 cm

Signature(s):

Unsigned

Identifier:

PNT-00071-01

Provenance:

From the book, 'A voyage to the Levant 1702.'

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Engraving

Rights Holder:

© Costas and Rita Severis Foundation

Rights Statement:

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