Beards that matter. Visual representations of Patriarch Ignatios in Byzantine art

The paper discusses twelve visual depictions that in all likelihood represent St. Ignatios of Constantinople and were created between the ninth and the thirteenth century. Most of these depictions show Patriarch Ignatios beardless, which reflects the fact that he was a eunuch of the ἐκτομία...

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Main Authors: Krsmanović Bojana, Milanović Ljubomir
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade 2017-01-01
Series:Zograf
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-1361/2017/0350-13611741025K.pdf