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A cycle of apostolic Passions in the chapel over the Southern pastophorion of the Hagia Sophia in Ohrid: problems concerning the origins of the iconographic tradition
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2023-1-77-98
Abstract
This study attempts to reconstruct the composition of the plot in the cycle of apostolic suffering, located on the northern wall of the upper southern chapel of the Church of St. Sophia in Ohrid. This fragment of the mural has been little studied, as has the iconography of the apostolic passions in general. To date, there were two interpretations of partially or completely destroyed scenes in the chapel, proposed by P. Milkovich-Pepek and G. Babich. This study proposes an alternative reconstruction of the composition of the cycle, offers an additional series of analogies, and puts forward a hypothesis concerning the example, under the influence of which the author of the chapel painting program might have worked.
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I. A. AlekseevRussian Federation
Ivan A. Alekseev
Kremlin, Moscow, 103132
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For citation: Alekseev I.A. A cycle of apostolic Passions in the chapel over the Southern pastophorion of the Hagia Sophia in Ohrid: problems concerning the origins of the iconographic tradition. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2023;(1):77-98. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2023-1-77-98
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