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Paul Jouve spent two months on the Athos peninsula, visiting the monasteries one by one, marveling at the Byzantine treasures accumulated by the monks over the centuries. He brings back from his stay at Mount Athos dozens of paintings and drawings, of striking strength and beauty.
Dionysus monastery, Monut Athos, October 1917
Dionysus Monastery, Mount Athos, August 1917
Mount Athos as seen from the Stravonikita monastary
Simonos Petra monastery, Mount Athos, August 1917
The Cypress tree of Saint Athanase, monastery of the great Lavra
Saint Paul monastery, Mount Athos, August 1917
Kilindar monastery, Mount Athos, September 1917
Iviron monastery, Mount Athos, July 1917
Simonos Petra monastery, Mount Athos, August 1917
Monk from the Kilindar monastery, hitting the Simendra, September 1917
Simonos Petra monastery, Mount Athos, August 1917
