San Julián de los Prados

Synopsis of San Julián de los Prados

«San Julián de los Prados» is Lorenzo Arias Páramo's essay on Asturian pre-Romanesque art, published by Trea in paperback (92 pages, in Spanish).

Study of the temple of San Julián de los Prados or Santullano, built outside the walls of Oviedo by Alfonso II. It analyses its architecture as a model of Asturian pre-Romanesque art and its interior decoration, whose set of mural paintings is the oldest and most important surviving example of early medieval Hispanic painting.

Published in 1997 in the Asturias Libro a Libro collection (first series), includes bibliographical references (pages 84-92).

Reference work for those interested in Asturian pre-Romanesque art, early medieval painting and the monumental heritage of Oviedo.