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The Geometric Music of “Three Hierarchs” Church from Iaşi
The Geometric Music of “Three Hierarchs” Church from Iaşi

Author(s): Cristian Ungureanu
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture
Published by: Editura ARTES
Keywords: Baroque art; geometry; sculpture; scheme; composition; symbol

Summary/Abstract: In order to emphasize the links between science and art, weanalyse the “Three Hierarchs” Monastery church, Moldavian architecturemasterpiece of the 17th century, build by the Voivode Vasile Lupu. Theartistic project which reunited in a perfect harmony `quotes`of thegeometrical decorations belonging both to the Balcans Christian and theIslamic culture, which were gathered harmoniously in a common body,stable and unitary.The study of the consecutive structures of the “flowersof the numbers” that build up the visual engines of the 61 rosettes carvedin stone, that highlight the sculpted decorations of Trei Ierarhi church, hasthe aim to associated the geometric models with musical/vibrationalstructures derived from these.

  • Issue Year: II/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 88-116
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: English