Христологичните сцени в средновековните стенописи на църквата „Св. Архангел Михаил“ в град Рила – нови наблюдения и уточнения
Christological scenes in the medieval frescoes at the St Archangel Michael Church in the town of Rila – new observations and clarifications

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the iconography of the Christological compositions in the medieval frescoes in the St Archangel Michael Church in the town of Rila. After a long break of the restoration work, they are finished in 2018. The fragments of compositions Annunciation, Transfiguration, Crucifixion, The Descent from the Cross, Ascension of Christ, are well preserved. The image of St Jacob who is depicted in a cave between the compositions Transfiguration and Annunciation, is a subject of interest. This unusual iconography decision hasn’t any direct analogs in the well-known Byzantine monuments. The iconography of the composition Crucifixion follows more archaic patterns and points to the dating of the monument in the 11th century. The representation of the Descent from the Cross scene gives us the reason to precise the dating rather at the end of 11th century or in transition in the next century.

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