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Byzantine & Eastern Christian Art

Studies in Byzantine & Serbian Christian Art

by Zaga Gavrilovic

24 x 17 cm 410 pp. 214 illus.
£150.00
Publication: 2001
ISBN 1 899828 34 6
Cloth Bound

In her study of the relationship between art and its theological, liturgical and literary background in Byzantium, Dr. Gavrilovic has devoted a great deal of attention to the medieval state of Serbia, where, in the process of a strong cultural influence, Byzantine art had taken deep root and was practised with much vigour and individuality. Serbia's position on the north-western flank of the Empire, in the proximity of the city of Salonika, assured an uninterrupted contact with Byzantine masters in the artistic field. This was enhanced by the great building schemes and patronage of Serbian rulers and their allegiance to Orthodoxy, as well as by the particularly strong ties between the Serbian Church and Mount Athos. The good state of preservation of some of the vast church decoration programmes in Serbia contribute to a better understanding of art in Byzantium where the destruction through the centuries was more severe.

Contents

Preface
La Resurrection d'Adam (Athen Gr. 211): Une reinterpretation
The humiliation of Leo VI the Wise
Divine Wisdom as part of Byzantine imperial ideology. Research into the artistic interpretations of the theme in medieval Serbia
The Forty in art
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste in the painted programme of Zica vestibule. Further research into the artistic interpretations of the Divine Wisdom-Baptism-Kingship ideology
The cosmic symbolism of the Cross and the Emperor in Ptochoprodromos' Poem IV
Frescoes in the Vestibules of the Church of the Virgin at Studenica
Between Latins and Greeks: Some artistic trends in medieval Serbia
Kingship and Baptism in the iconography of Deani and Lesnovo
The Portrait of King Marko at Markov Manastir, 1376-1381
Archbishop Danilo II and the themes of Kingship and Baptism in 14th century Serbian Painting
Discs held by Angels in the Anastasis at Deani
The cult of the Forty Martyrs in Macedonia and Serbia
Observations on the Iconography of St. Kyriaki, principally in Cyprus
The Gospels of Jakov of Serres (Lond. Add. Ms. 39626), the Family Brankovi and the Monastery of Saint Paul, Mount Athos
Eve or the Waters of Marah?
Wisdom and philanthropy of the ruler in the person of Stefan Nemanja
Additional Notes
Index