| Title: | Sopocani mural |
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| Notes: | "Sopocani Monastery...lies in the region of Raska, near the center of the medieval Serbian state. Its extraordinary frescoes were completed between 1263 and 1270, and the unknown iconographer who painted them was undoubtedly a man of genius. To quote noted art historian Desanka Milosevic, "The work of the master of Sopocani is superior to all other paintings of medieval Serbia, because it is the product of a superb talent and of the noblest artistic aspirations. In the paintings of Sopocani, all the faces seem to radiate benevolence and calm. The beautiful figures, full of exalted energy, seem to harken to some inner silence and harmony." Subtle light permeates and shines from this composition even today, although its gold background has almost completely vanished due to the damage caused by centuries of exposure to the elements." (Zelensky/Gilbert, 96) |
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| Date: | 1263-1270 |
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| Object/Function: | Mural |
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| City/Town: | Raska
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| Attribution: | Sopocani mural, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=54619 [retrieved May 17, 2024]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_von_Sopocani_001.jpg. |
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| Record Number: | 54619
Last Updated: 2020-09-29 20:16:32
Record Created: 2011-05-30 16:08:37 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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| Bibliographic Source: | Windows to heaven: introducing icons to Protestants and Catholics |
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| Author: | Zelensky, Elizabeth and Lela Gilbert |
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| Publisher: | Brazos Press |
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| Date: | 2005 |
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