San Julian de Los Prados

San Julian de Los Prados, about a mile northeast of the Oviedo cathedral. Constructed during the reign of Alfonso II in the first half of the 9th century.

Exterior, on March 21, 2018:

Interior, photos from postcards and a book, since photography is not permitted inside:

The entire interior is painted.  There are four crosses in the upper registers along the main axis of the basilica-plan church.

There are no humans or animals depicted. The main designs are buildings viewed through windows that are draped with curtains. The building arches are also draped with curtains.

There are plant motifs as well.

There are zones of tromp l'oeil architectural elements as well as the illusionistic windows.

The painted barrel vault designs evoke mosaics.

And a reconstruction. Most of these images are from La Pintura Mural en el Reino de Asturias en los silos IX y X, by Lorenzo Arias Paramo (Libreria Cervantes, Oviedo, 1999).