This paper deciphers the badly damaged and barely discernible wall paintings of Saydet el Rih in Enfeh (Lebanon) using graphic surveys. This procedure consists of copying all traces of the paintings and recording their chromatic values and stratigraphy, in order to understand and visualise the creative process behind them, both stylistically and iconographically.
There are many exegetical and liturgical sources comparing the Virgin to the officiating priest. During the mass, he raises the Eucharistic bread and wine whose purpose is to offer to the faithful the only Son of Mary. It is in this perspective that the Virgin displays, in certain number of examples, the attributes of the priest giving her a sacerdotal meaning. She presents herself as the eminent model of the priest. However, this idea can not be applied systematically to all Marian images. These must include specific indications going in this direction
L’objet de cet article est d’étudier les peintures absidales de Mar-Élias-en-Nahr à Kfar Qahel au Liban, et de les corréler avec le lieu et les circonstances dans lesquels elles ont été insérées et visualisées. Il s’agit de placer ces images sacrées dans leur contexte initial d’utilisation, en clarifiant leur valeur liturgique et en évaluant leur rattachement au sacrement de l’église, autrement dit, à la fonction première du lieu.
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