Images of St Cyril and St Methodius During the Bulgarian Revival Cover Image

Образи на св. Кирил и св. Методий през Българското възраждане
Images of St Cyril and St Methodius During the Bulgarian Revival

Author(s): Dimo Cheshmedzhiev, Totka Grigorova
Subject(s): History, Language studies, Visual Arts
Published by: Кирило-Методиевски научен център при Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Bulgarian Renaissance; images of St Cyril and St Methodius; Slavonic enlighteners; icons; frescoes; Bulgarian lands.
Summary/Abstract: The article reviews all the icons and frescoes with images of Cyril and Methodius known in the historiography. Newly discovered images are published, and included in a classification of the images of the Slavonic enlighteners known in the scholarly literature. An attempt is made to identify some of the texts on the basis of which the icons and frescoes of the two brothers were painted during the Bulgarian Renaissance.

  • Page Range: 9-52
  • Page Count: 44
  • Publication Year: 2023
  • Language: Bulgarian