photos by Elena Makarova and Elena Lisitsyna

1. A Hand with a Book

fresco: based on the iconography, it is a clergyman, probably a teacher of a theologian because of the book in his hand
monument: Gelati Monastery, 12th century
fresco location: narthex of the church of the Nativity of the Virgin, 12th century
painting time: probably 12th century, or later
2. Beard with Prayerfully Folded Hands
fresco: a hermit, likely St. Onuphrius the Great
monument: Tsalenjikha Cathedral, 12th–14th centuries
fresco location: western wall
painting time and author: work of the renowned Byzantine master Manuel Eugenikos, 14th century

3. Trumpeting Angel

fresco: Last Judgment cycle
monument: Nikortsminda Cathedral, 11th century
fresco location: western wall
painting time: 16th century
4. Beast from the Sea
fresco: Apocalypse cycle
monument: Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, 11th century
fresco location: southern wall
painting time: 17th–18th centuries

5. Dragon

fresco: St. George and the Dragon
monument: Tsalenjikha Cathedral, 12th–14th centuries
fresco location: northern side
painting time: 14th century
6. Sinners in the Hell
fresco: Last Judgment cycle
monument: Nikortsminda Cathedral, 11th century
fresco location: wall adjacent to the west wall on the left
painting time: 16th century

