Akathist cycle in the altar painting of the Markov Monastery
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2023-3-50-71
Abstract
The author analyzed the iconography of the fresco cycle of the Akathist to the Mother of God of the 14th century from Markov Monastery in Macedonia and its connection with liturgical theology. Location of the hymn illustrations above the symbolic scene of the Divine Liturgy differs from numerous similar cycles in monumental ensembles of the 14th century. Illustrations of Akathist Hymn known since the end of the 13th century, and the Divine Liturgy which became widespread in the Paleologian era in the monuments of Serbia are presented in the painting of the Markov Monastery in visual comparison. The meaning of this painting programme allows to understand the work of the Byzantine theologian of the second half of the 14th century Nicholas Kavasila, dedicated to the interpretation of the liturgy. Without insisting on the direct influence of Byzantine texts on the iconographic programme of the frescoes, it can be argued that the general ideas of hesychasm typical to Byzantine and Slavic theologians and painters of this time were the source of new visual interpretations that offered imagery representations of the history of human salvation. Iconography of the illustrations of the Akathist Hymn, the Great Entrance and Proskomidia in the context of the symbolic and historical interpretation of the liturgy were researched.
Supporting agencies: This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project “Byzantine worship and the formation of picturesque programs in the altars of temples of the 10th –13th centuries”, no. 21-011-44196.
About the Author
N. V. Kvlividze
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nina V. Kvlividze, Cand. of Sci. (Art Studies), associate professor
6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
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Kvlividze N.V. Akathist cycle in the altar painting of the Markov Monastery. Studia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion. 2023;(3):50-71. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2023-3-50-71
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