A Dragon Slayer Graffi to Drawing in Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (modern Istanbul)
A Dragon Slayer Graffi to Drawing in Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (modern Istanbul)
Author(s): Thomas ThomovSubject(s): 15th Century
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Slovanský ústav and Euroslavica
Keywords: Hagia Sophia; Constantinople; graffito analysis; christian scene;
Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with a rare example of a graffi to drawing from the church of Hagia Sophia with a complete Christian scene of a warrior on horseback in western attire, who thrusts his long spear into the gaping jaws of a beast under the horse’s hooves. The drawing represents St George and, taking into account the types of armor depicted, the creation of the graffi to may be dated to the 1430s–1470s.
Journal: Byzantinoslavica - Revue internationale des Etudes Byzantines
- Issue Year: LXXVII/2019
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 291-303
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
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