Revisiting the Veljusa frescoes
Notes on the iconographic program of the south parekklesion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20477486 |
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| Authors | Miloš Živković (0000-0001-5298-7722, University of Belgrade), Ljubomir Milanovic (0000-0003-3336-9106, Institute for Byzantine Studies SASA, Belgrade) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Issue | 60-2 |
| Pages | 1111-1146 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0584-9888 • E-ISSN: 2406-0917 |
| Publisher | National Library of Serbia (PUBLISHER • RS) |
| DOI | 10.2298/zrvi2360111z |
| OpenAlex | W4392804382 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
The paper discusses the iconographic program of the frescoes in the south parekklesion of the Church of the Virgin Eleousa at the Veljusa Monastery, the foundation of Manuel, Bishop of Strumitza, built in 1080. It focuses on the figure of St. Niphon or, more specifically, the cult and iconography of this saint, whose representations in art are quite uncommon. It considers several images of St. Niphon in Serbian medieval painting that previous research has failed to take into account. Then, it reexamines the view that this saint was the patron of the chapel, especially the claim that one of his visions was painted in the apse
Ancient history · Art · Art history · Chapel · Cult · Fresco · Iconography · Painting · SAINT · Serbian · Theology · Vision · Visual arts · Balkan and Eastern European Studies · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Philosophy
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