Properties
| ID | 124141 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Bibliography |
| Bibliography | Inbook |
| Case Study | Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška |
Description
Smilja Marjanović-Dušanić/Dragan Vojvodić, The Model of Empire - the Idea and Image of Authority in Serbia (1299-1371), in: Byzantine Heritage and Serbian Art II. Sacral Art of the Serbian Lands in the Middle Ages (eds. D. Vojvodić/D. Popović, Belgrade 2016) 299-316.
Relations
Places (2)
| Name | Class | Begin | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gračanica, Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God | Place | The Gračanica Monastery is situated near Lipljan, in Kosovo. It was built by King Milutin and his wife Simonida in 1321, on the grounds of an late antique three-nave basilica from the 6th century. The Church is in the form of a double inscribed cross, with a dome which rests on on four free-standing pillars and three-sided apses (altar, diaconicon and prothesis). Above the spaces between the cross-shafts are four smaller domes. Narthex and a tower on the West were damaged between 1379 and 1383 by the Turk invasions. In 1383 the narthex was reconstructed. The exonarthex was built at the end of the 14th century. The Church was fresco painted in 1321-1322 and has been well preserved to this day, including famous portraits of the ktetors. In the 16th century exonarthex was painted, as commissioned by Patriarch Makarije Sokolović. Numerous icons, dated 16-19th century are still kept in Gračanica. | ||
| Peć, Church of St. Demetrius (Patriarchate of Peć) | Place | The Church of St. Demetrius is situated in the city of Peć. It was built by Archbishop Nikodim, probably between 1320 and 1324, as is written in the Peć Chronicle. It is a reduced cruciform edifice with a spacious dome and altar. Western bay is lower and dimmer than the rest of the Church (serving as a resting place of two Patriarchs - Jefrem and possibly Sava IV). It has a cross (groin) vault, which was, as some scholars believe, built later. In 1614 some parts of the building (namely its Northern wall) have been reconstructed. On the altar screen some sculpture can be seen. The Church was fresco painted in the middle of the 14th century, and renovated in the 17th century. The name of one painter (out of two who painted this Church) has remained inscribed in the apse in Greek lettering. |