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Monastery of Banjska, Sculpture of the Virgin with Christ (the "Sokolica Virgin")

Begin 01.01.1312
End 31.12.1316

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ID 132979
System Class Artifact
Artifact Sculpture
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška , Tabula Imperii Byzantini , TIB 17
Stylistic Classification Romanesque
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1 km
3000 ft
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Description

The sculpture of the Virgin with Christ (called "Sokolica Virgin") comes from the Church of St. Stephen in the Monastery of Banjska near Zvečan. The church was built by the Serbian King Stefan Uroš II Milutin (reigned 1282-1321) between 1312 and 1316, when this marble sculpture was made in high relief. Initially, it was painted. The sculpture was placed in the lunette of the inner portal of the Church of St. Stephen, which was built according to the Church of the Virgin in the Monastery of Studenica. The "Sokolica Virgin" bears the characteristics of Romanesque sculptures that rarely adorned monuments in the region of Raška. The sculpture of the Virgin with Christ was found in 1920 in the church of the nearby Monastery of Sokolica, which is why it is called the "Sokolica Virgin". It is still kept in the Monastery of Sokolica.

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The Sculpture of the Virgin with Christ (called "Sokolica Virgin")
The Sculpture of the Virgin with Christ (called "Sokolica Virgin")