Saint Luke of Steiris in the exonarthex of the church of the Treskavac monastery and his cult and representation in the middle ages
The study investigates the portrayal of St. Luke of Steiris in the exonarthex of the church of the Treskavac Monastery (between 1334 and 1343), identified as St. Loukas the Stylite in earlier literature. Based on the extant representations, it is noticed that St. Luke of Steiris had a clear...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
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Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2019/0584-98881956171S.pdf |
| Summary: | The study investigates the portrayal of St. Luke of Steiris in the exonarthex
of the church of the Treskavac Monastery (between 1334 and 1343), identified
as St. Loukas the Stylite in earlier literature. Based on the extant
representations, it is noticed that St. Luke of Steiris had a clearly
defined appearance of face and clothing, but also that he was not often
portrayed. A review of the development and expansion of his cult is provided
by comparing artistic evidence and written sources. Finally, the paper asks
from which of the major Byzantine centers of culture and art the practice of
representing St. Luke of Steiris, with all the features common in his
iconography, came to be accepted in the Serbian milieu, which seems to have
occurred in the time of King Milutin (1282-1321). [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 177036] |
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| ISSN: | 0584-9888 2406-0917 |