Dear Albanopoli, thanks for your note. As a general rule, discussion on the content of an article should happen on the article's Talk page, in this case Talk:Moscopole. It would be very useful to have more information on the Albanian national and literary history of Moscopole/Voskopoja, of course using reliable sources. --macrakis (talk) 01:39, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
Studies show that some of Albania's most distinguished artists had created works in Voskopoja including Anton Shipska (in the church of Saint Prodhon), David Selenica and his apprentices, Kristo and Konstandini (Saint Koll), Konstandin and Athanas Zografi (various churches),the Agrafan painters - Teodori, Anagnosti and Steriani (Saint Thanasi), and Jeremanaka Kostandini with his valuable icons (1703). How many artists rendered their creations in the 36 small and large churches of Voskopoja? There is no doubt that the number of painters is greater than those cited above. All the artists who worked in Voskopoja, both Albanians and foreigners, Voskopoja and the Monastery of Saint Prodhon, The work of T. Grundo in the year of 1767 devoted their lives and artistic endeavors to provide the churches with magnificent paintings and icons. Alas, time and mother nature have taken their toll by burying the hard labors and talent of the artists under church ruins. I was recently able to collect some data gleaned from the writings of a distinguished German Balkanologist who had visited Albania and Voskopoja on September 3, 1889, about a very talented but little known Albanian artist. The German visitor stated that when he visited the church ofSaint Prodhon , he saw an amazing wood carving of major artistic value that was created by the Albanian artist, Theodhor Sina Grundo , who was not only a sculptor, but also a fresco painter and engraver. Because the German was in Voskopoja for only a brief period, it is understandable that he was unable to explore all of Grundo's works (see G .Vaigand-Dei arumunen-Leipsikg, 1895, pg 106).
The artistic works of Theodhor Sina Grundo are also found in Serbia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, and, perhaps, elsewhere. Not far from Budapest there is an island called Cepel where all the frescos in the church are painted by Grundo (1765). It is interesting that along with a painting of Saint Naum, he painted another Albanian saint, Saint Nikodimin, from Vithkuq (Albania). Grundo's works also include two icons of tremendous artistic value - one inVesherbal, the other in Beograd (1773).
When Professor Dhimiter Shuteriqi went to Hungary for a short visit in 1957, he saw the works of Grundo in the village of Rockovo, 30 kilometers away from Budapest in a church named Saint Mary Teotokoss. There, he discovered paintings signed by Grundo in 1771. Researchers say that Grundo contributed to other churches as well including churches across the Sava and Danube rivers in Serbia and Hungary (see Macedonian Saints by Grozdonov ). Grozdonov states that Grundo is the founder of Albanian Theological Art.
(A Little-known 18th Century Artist from Voskopoja) by Nedia Thellimi, Koha Jone, Kor‡e, Albania, 1995. Submitted by Victor Emanoil. English translation by Marinella Misho.
Voskopoja and the schism of cultural identity …Greek orthodox tradition in Albanian literature
History of the literary cultures of East-Central Europe: junctures ..., Volume 2 By Marcel Cornis-Pope, John Neubauer
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I would call you attention to realize my account because as a fare as I k now I did not break any wikipedia rule , otherwise you could not ban any Albanian user pretending is Dodona …!! I also would call you to realize that [User: Dodona] account it is been ban totally discriminatorily treated as fare as i can see , I consider the language used for him as very arrogant indeed using word like “mindless” etc.. …I call one your reasonable sense looking to my edits and to reconsider my block and I would ask also not to look discriminately to Albanian user because they are the only ones that can not write or edits the pages concerning or relating Albania . Thank you..!!
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Unconvincing. Your contributions, such as [1] and the strange text above, are at any rate not productive, so ... no great loss to us. Sandstein 18:47, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
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reconsider unblock by another admin please i find the one above very untrusted and offensive !!...I mean sure it will not be great loss for some one like you instead quite the opposite but it could be for the others becuase the wikipedia belong to all
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You appear to have been blocked because your edits duplicated edits from an anonymous user, whose IP address was connected to Dodona. Since Dodona is blocked indefinitely, any accounts or IPs used to circumvent the block are also blocked, and editors that edit on behalf of such blocked users, or who make edits identical to those of the blocked users, may themselves be blocked (as "Meatpuppets"). So, on that basis, it looks like a good block. I note, also, that Wikipedia does not belong to all, but is open for editing only by those who can comply with our policies. Best, UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 19:20, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
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