Прилог кон творештвото на самоковските маjстори во Кочанско
Addendum to the work of Samokov masters in Kochani area

Summary/Abstract: Great number of sacral objects from the Renaissance period in the northeastern part of Rеpublic of North Macedonia contain work from the opus of the Samokov zographs. Work of one of the representatives of the second generation of Samokov masters, Dimitar Hristov, was recognized in the objects from the renaissance period in Kochani according to its stylistic features. The throne icons in the churches in the villages of Orizari, Zrnovci, and Spanchevo, as well as in the church of St. Georgi in Kochani are being interpreted as his work. His successors mark the second half of the XIX century sacred creation. We will generally focus on the work of the son Zakhariy Dospevski Samokovets. Several works in the churches in the villages of Beli, Nivichani and Pantelej in the area of Kochani, dated from 1872 to 1876, are marked with his signature. The little church “The Birth of the Mother of God” in the monastery St. Pantelejmon in the village of Pantelej is com-pletely his accomplishment. Special emphasis will be put on the composition of The Last Judgment and scenes from the aerial pay toll located in the eastern wall of the open narthex in the Church of the Birth of the Mother of God, with a parallel of the church rituals of one hand, and the preserved tradition and folk beliefs and practices associated with death on the other hand.

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