Новоразкрити стенописи от притвора на манастирската църква "Успение Богородично" в Арбанаси
Newly Revealed Wall Paintings in the Narthex of the Monastery Church of the Dormition of the Virgin at Arbanasi

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present the newly revealed wall paintings from the narthex of the Monstery church of the Dormition of the Virgin at Arbanasi (the end of the 17th century), which gave a new direction in the study of dynamic processes in art towards the last quarter of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century. The study offers for the first time an analysis of the iconographic programme and the artistic merit of the wall paintings in the monastery narthex, as well as a hypothesis as to who was the author and the dating of the wall paintings. The iconographic programme of the narthex of the monastery church is similar to the subject depicted and the themes to the remaining Arbanasi nathexes and above all to the church of St. Athanasius (1667). The wall paintings are built up in dense and deep murals, done with the love of detail and icon-like style, characteristic for the 17th century.

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