Composite Icons in the Collections of Bulgarian Museums and Monasteries
Composite Icons in the Collections of Bulgarian Museums and Monasteries
Author(s): Dorota ZaprzalskaSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, History of Art
Published by: Институт за изследване на изкуствата, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: inserted icons; Orthodox painting; Bulgaria; cult; re-use of icons
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a group of icons dating from the 14th to the 19th century from Bulgarian museum collections and monasteries that follow the definition of a “composite icon” as proposed by Panayotis L. Vocotopoulos, who coined this term for icons consisting of two separate panels of a different size inserted one into another.
Journal: Изкуствоведски четения
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 455-474
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English
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