The Chora Monastery and its patrons finding a place in history : in memory of Constantinos Leventis
Includes bibliographical references S. [66]-[67]
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Nicosia
The A.G. Leventis Foundation
2017
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| Schriftenreihe: | Annual lecture
26th |
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| Beschreibung: | "The Chora Monastery in Constantinople is one of the oldest (1077-1081) and best preserved monastic establishments in the Byzantine capital, founded and supported by members of the imperial family and the Byzantine aristocracy. It constitutes one of the masterpieces of Byzantine Art and is renowned for its rich mosaics and mural decoration. The surviving mosaics in the nave and the wall-painting in the burial chapel point to the ingenuity and aesthetic sensibility of the Monastery’s last ktitor, Theodore Metochites. Metochites (1270-1332) had been a pioneering intellectual and one of the most powerful and richest men in the Empire. Himself an author and patron of the arts, and a man with a strong personality, he contributed decisively to the formulation and establishment of a new visual art vocabulary in the time of the Paleologues. Ousterhout looks at Metochites’ achievements in relation to the previous patrons of the Chora Monastery: Isaak Komnenos, son of Alexios I (1081-1118), and nun Melania, sister of Andronikos II Paleologue (1282-1328). The two patrons, and Metochites, are depicted in the narthex of the church." |
| Beschreibung: | 65 Seiten Illustrationen, Pläne 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9789963732272 978-9963-732-27-2 9963732275 9963-732-27-5 9789963560141 978-9963-560-14-1 9963560148 9963-560-14-8 |