Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусства: сб. науч. статей. Вып. 13 / Под ред. А. В. Захаровой, С. В. Мальцевой, Е. Ю. Станюкович-Денисовой. – МГУ имени М. В. Ломоносова / СПб.: НП-Принт, 2023. С. 270–290.
Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 13. Eds A. V. Zakharov... more Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 13. Eds A. V. Zakharova, S. V. Maltseva, E. Iu. Staniukovich-Denisova. — Lomonosov Moscow State University / St. Petersburg: NP-Print, 2023, pp. 270–290.
The article presents the experience of analyzing of Palaeologan architecture as a flexible system. An attempt is made to trace the specifics of the development of the Palaeologan style over time in the aspect of the issue of regional developments in the Late Byzantine Architecture on the example of Aegean Macedonia. At the late 13th–14th centuries several regional centers became active here — Thessaloniki, Mount Athos, Veria and Kastoria, each of them formed its own idiosyncratic architectural variant in line with general stylistic trends of the period. Based on the analysis of style-forming components — i.e. morphological properties, proportions, spatial solutions, articulation and decoration of facades, general and particular compositional features of monuments — as well as relying on the historiographic characteristics of the Palaeologan style, the characteristics of its regional architectural interpretations are given, and particular trends of their development are identified.
Questions of the History of World Architecture. 2023;(1 (20)):60-75.
The article presents the ... more Questions of the History of World Architecture. 2023;(1 (20)):60-75.
The article presents the experience of studying the mechanisms of development of the ar- chitecture of Epirus in the 13th – early 14th centuries. After the capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204, the development of architecture in the Byzantine Balkans was concentrated in the Despotate of Epirus, headed by the Komnenos Doukas. By the mid- dle of the 13th century, a regional school had developed here, which has a number of sus- tainable features in typology, morphology, building technics and facade decoration. But some features like methods of articulation of architectural forms and facades, vocabular of ornaments of façade brick-decoration allow us to trace the main trends in the devel- opment of the Epirote school both over time — from its very inception at the beginning of the 13th century to the first decades of the 14th century when it formed the basis for the formation of palaiologan architecture, as well as in the geographical boundaries of its distribution, from variants of the Arta and its circle to their reception and transformation on the periphery. Identifying the three main stages in the evolution of the Epirote school, the author gives a detailed description of each of them. An attempt is made to trace both general stylistic trends and particular tendencies at each stage. Separate groups of monu- ments allow us to make some assumptions about the work of the same construction build- ing groups. The observations presented in the article seem to be valuable in the light of the topical issue of the study of Late Byzantine architecture, which is concerned around the problem of regionalism and aimed at identifying more particular groups of monuments and the trends realized in them.
Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусства: сб. науч. статей. Вып. 12 / Под ред. А. В. Захаровой, С. В. Мальцевой, Е. Ю. Станюкович-Денисовой. – СПб.: Изд-во СПбГУ, 2022. С. 824–841. , 2022
In this article, a detailed stylistic analysis of the architectural design of the Church of the H... more In this article, a detailed stylistic analysis of the architectural design of the Church of the Holy Mother Zahumska (1361) is supplemented by a contextual analysis using the available data on the ecclesiastical and political history of the Ohrid Archbishopric and of Serbia of the 14th century. On the basis of the results obtained, it is suggested that the Church is an example of a purposeful appeal to the significant Early Palaeologan monuments of Ohrid, belonging to the architectural tradition of Epirus — namely, to the Church of the Virgin Peribleptos. It could be caused by the coincident desire of the donators. An attempt to clarify the role and place of the Zahumska Church in the local and regional architectural tradition of the late 13th–14th centuries leads to the conceptual problem of the essence and specific manifestations of retrospective trends in Late Byzantine architecture. They can be traced in the reproduction of earlier solutions and compilability of Late Byzantine architecture, in imitation of significant monuments by quoting their individual elements, and extremely rarely in close repetition of these patterns. In this row, the Church of Holy Mother Zahumska is an interesting example of the reproduction of an early local monument, interpreted in accordance with current stylistic trends.
NIŠ AND BYZANTIUM XX: The Collection of Scientific Works, 2022
The paper is devoted to the issue of the stylistic developments of Palaeologan architecture of Oh... more The paper is devoted to the issue of the stylistic developments of Palaeologan architecture of Ohrid, which was the leading architectural center on the northern outskirt of the Byzantine Empire around 1300. At this time three monuments were constructed here, which were associated with the influence of the architecture of Epirus. The article provides a thorough analysis of the typological, morphological and decorative features of these churches of Ohrid. The ways of assimilation and development of the tradition of Epirus in Ohrid in the context of the stylistic tendencies of Palaeologan architecture are also shown.
Эпирская традиция в поздневизантийской архитектуре Северной Македонии // Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусства: сб. науч. статей. Вып. 11 / Под ред. А. В. Захаровой, С. В. Мальцевой, Е. Ю. Станюкович-Денисовой. – СПб.: Изд-во СПбГУ, 2021. С. 468–479., 2011
The article examines the specificity of the assimilation of the architectural tradition of Epirus... more The article examines the specificity of the assimilation of the architectural tradition of Epirus in the regional centers of North Macedonia – Ohrid and Prilep, as well as in the territories under the Serbian rule, north of the Ohrid-Prilep-Stip borderline. Stylistic and comparative Analysis of the churches of Ohrid and Prilep in the context of the architectural processes of the 13th-early 14th centuries shows that the presence of the Epirote school here is not limited to the reproduction of individual elements, but is guided by the main trends of the Palaeologan period. The lack of pronounced local specificity gives reason to consider the Late Byzantine architecture of North Macedonia in the second half of the 13th – first half of the 14th century as a consistent continuation of the tradition of Epirus outside the Despotate at the stage of the formation of Palaeologan style.
Фасадная декорация палеологовских храмов Салоник: специфика и эволюция локального метода // Studia Slavica et Balcanica Petropolitana, 2020, №2., 2020
The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the Palaeologan architecture of Thessaloniki. Base... more The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the Palaeologan architecture of Thessaloniki. Based on the analysis of approaches to the facades organization, iconographic and compositional features of the facade decor, an attempt is made to clarify the local specifics of the Thessalonikan architecture and establish the patterns of its development. Among the main features that form the architectural identity of Thessaloniki are: a combination of metropolitan and provincial traditions, rethinking and combining retrospective elements in line with current stylistic trends, rooted in the traditions of Byzantine architecture and rejection of Western European stylistic elements. In its development, Thessalonikan architecture went through two stages, each of which is marked by an appeal to the traditions of previous periods. The first stage (late 13th – first third of the 14th century) is characterized by intensive development of the local variant of the Palaeologan style based on combination of the traditions of Constantinople, Epirus, Nicea, Northern and Southern Greece. These searches are carried out on the basis of the same architectural type and show three different approaches to the organization of facades in a combination of metropolitan and provincial stylistic paradigms (vertical and horizontal systems of articulation, architectural decor and retrospective vocabulary of ceramoplastic decorative elements). The monuments of the second stage (1350s – 1378) are marked by typological variety and show a tendency to reproduce and interpret local architectural models from the first third of the 14th century. The dynamics of the development of Thessalonican architecture does not allow to characterize this center as conservative, and the retrospectiveness of the Palaeologan architecture of Thessaloniki seems to be a creative method of local masters rather than a qualitative characteristic of their works.
Палеологовское зодчество Салоник в контексте проблематики поздневизантийской архитектуры: историографический обзор // Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусств. 2020. №10. С. 772-786, 2020
The paper deals with history of research on the Palaeologan churches of Thessaloniki in the conte... more The paper deals with history of research on the Palaeologan churches of Thessaloniki in the context of issues of Late Byzantine architecture from 19th century to modern studies. The main purpose of the article is to make a historiographic analysis of works devoted to the architecture of Thessaloniki of the late 13th–14th centuries. The main stages of this process are described, and the main problems, methods and results of the stages are analyzed. The key points of scientific discussion are given, and as a result the prospects for further research are identified.
Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусства: сб. науч. статей. Вып. 13 / Под ред. А. В. Захаровой, С. В. Мальцевой, Е. Ю. Станюкович-Денисовой. – МГУ имени М. В. Ломоносова / СПб.: НП-Принт, 2023. С. 270–290.
Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 13. Eds A. V. Zakharov... more Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 13. Eds A. V. Zakharova, S. V. Maltseva, E. Iu. Staniukovich-Denisova. — Lomonosov Moscow State University / St. Petersburg: NP-Print, 2023, pp. 270–290.
The article presents the experience of analyzing of Palaeologan architecture as a flexible system. An attempt is made to trace the specifics of the development of the Palaeologan style over time in the aspect of the issue of regional developments in the Late Byzantine Architecture on the example of Aegean Macedonia. At the late 13th–14th centuries several regional centers became active here — Thessaloniki, Mount Athos, Veria and Kastoria, each of them formed its own idiosyncratic architectural variant in line with general stylistic trends of the period. Based on the analysis of style-forming components — i.e. morphological properties, proportions, spatial solutions, articulation and decoration of facades, general and particular compositional features of monuments — as well as relying on the historiographic characteristics of the Palaeologan style, the characteristics of its regional architectural interpretations are given, and particular trends of their development are identified.
Questions of the History of World Architecture. 2023;(1 (20)):60-75.
The article presents the ... more Questions of the History of World Architecture. 2023;(1 (20)):60-75.
The article presents the experience of studying the mechanisms of development of the ar- chitecture of Epirus in the 13th – early 14th centuries. After the capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204, the development of architecture in the Byzantine Balkans was concentrated in the Despotate of Epirus, headed by the Komnenos Doukas. By the mid- dle of the 13th century, a regional school had developed here, which has a number of sus- tainable features in typology, morphology, building technics and facade decoration. But some features like methods of articulation of architectural forms and facades, vocabular of ornaments of façade brick-decoration allow us to trace the main trends in the devel- opment of the Epirote school both over time — from its very inception at the beginning of the 13th century to the first decades of the 14th century when it formed the basis for the formation of palaiologan architecture, as well as in the geographical boundaries of its distribution, from variants of the Arta and its circle to their reception and transformation on the periphery. Identifying the three main stages in the evolution of the Epirote school, the author gives a detailed description of each of them. An attempt is made to trace both general stylistic trends and particular tendencies at each stage. Separate groups of monu- ments allow us to make some assumptions about the work of the same construction build- ing groups. The observations presented in the article seem to be valuable in the light of the topical issue of the study of Late Byzantine architecture, which is concerned around the problem of regionalism and aimed at identifying more particular groups of monuments and the trends realized in them.
Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусства: сб. науч. статей. Вып. 12 / Под ред. А. В. Захаровой, С. В. Мальцевой, Е. Ю. Станюкович-Денисовой. – СПб.: Изд-во СПбГУ, 2022. С. 824–841. , 2022
In this article, a detailed stylistic analysis of the architectural design of the Church of the H... more In this article, a detailed stylistic analysis of the architectural design of the Church of the Holy Mother Zahumska (1361) is supplemented by a contextual analysis using the available data on the ecclesiastical and political history of the Ohrid Archbishopric and of Serbia of the 14th century. On the basis of the results obtained, it is suggested that the Church is an example of a purposeful appeal to the significant Early Palaeologan monuments of Ohrid, belonging to the architectural tradition of Epirus — namely, to the Church of the Virgin Peribleptos. It could be caused by the coincident desire of the donators. An attempt to clarify the role and place of the Zahumska Church in the local and regional architectural tradition of the late 13th–14th centuries leads to the conceptual problem of the essence and specific manifestations of retrospective trends in Late Byzantine architecture. They can be traced in the reproduction of earlier solutions and compilability of Late Byzantine architecture, in imitation of significant monuments by quoting their individual elements, and extremely rarely in close repetition of these patterns. In this row, the Church of Holy Mother Zahumska is an interesting example of the reproduction of an early local monument, interpreted in accordance with current stylistic trends.
NIŠ AND BYZANTIUM XX: The Collection of Scientific Works, 2022
The paper is devoted to the issue of the stylistic developments of Palaeologan architecture of Oh... more The paper is devoted to the issue of the stylistic developments of Palaeologan architecture of Ohrid, which was the leading architectural center on the northern outskirt of the Byzantine Empire around 1300. At this time three monuments were constructed here, which were associated with the influence of the architecture of Epirus. The article provides a thorough analysis of the typological, morphological and decorative features of these churches of Ohrid. The ways of assimilation and development of the tradition of Epirus in Ohrid in the context of the stylistic tendencies of Palaeologan architecture are also shown.
Эпирская традиция в поздневизантийской архитектуре Северной Македонии // Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусства: сб. науч. статей. Вып. 11 / Под ред. А. В. Захаровой, С. В. Мальцевой, Е. Ю. Станюкович-Денисовой. – СПб.: Изд-во СПбГУ, 2021. С. 468–479., 2011
The article examines the specificity of the assimilation of the architectural tradition of Epirus... more The article examines the specificity of the assimilation of the architectural tradition of Epirus in the regional centers of North Macedonia – Ohrid and Prilep, as well as in the territories under the Serbian rule, north of the Ohrid-Prilep-Stip borderline. Stylistic and comparative Analysis of the churches of Ohrid and Prilep in the context of the architectural processes of the 13th-early 14th centuries shows that the presence of the Epirote school here is not limited to the reproduction of individual elements, but is guided by the main trends of the Palaeologan period. The lack of pronounced local specificity gives reason to consider the Late Byzantine architecture of North Macedonia in the second half of the 13th – first half of the 14th century as a consistent continuation of the tradition of Epirus outside the Despotate at the stage of the formation of Palaeologan style.
Фасадная декорация палеологовских храмов Салоник: специфика и эволюция локального метода // Studia Slavica et Balcanica Petropolitana, 2020, №2., 2020
The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the Palaeologan architecture of Thessaloniki. Base... more The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the Palaeologan architecture of Thessaloniki. Based on the analysis of approaches to the facades organization, iconographic and compositional features of the facade decor, an attempt is made to clarify the local specifics of the Thessalonikan architecture and establish the patterns of its development. Among the main features that form the architectural identity of Thessaloniki are: a combination of metropolitan and provincial traditions, rethinking and combining retrospective elements in line with current stylistic trends, rooted in the traditions of Byzantine architecture and rejection of Western European stylistic elements. In its development, Thessalonikan architecture went through two stages, each of which is marked by an appeal to the traditions of previous periods. The first stage (late 13th – first third of the 14th century) is characterized by intensive development of the local variant of the Palaeologan style based on combination of the traditions of Constantinople, Epirus, Nicea, Northern and Southern Greece. These searches are carried out on the basis of the same architectural type and show three different approaches to the organization of facades in a combination of metropolitan and provincial stylistic paradigms (vertical and horizontal systems of articulation, architectural decor and retrospective vocabulary of ceramoplastic decorative elements). The monuments of the second stage (1350s – 1378) are marked by typological variety and show a tendency to reproduce and interpret local architectural models from the first third of the 14th century. The dynamics of the development of Thessalonican architecture does not allow to characterize this center as conservative, and the retrospectiveness of the Palaeologan architecture of Thessaloniki seems to be a creative method of local masters rather than a qualitative characteristic of their works.
Палеологовское зодчество Салоник в контексте проблематики поздневизантийской архитектуры: историографический обзор // Актуальные проблемы теории и истории искусств. 2020. №10. С. 772-786, 2020
The paper deals with history of research on the Palaeologan churches of Thessaloniki in the conte... more The paper deals with history of research on the Palaeologan churches of Thessaloniki in the context of issues of Late Byzantine architecture from 19th century to modern studies. The main purpose of the article is to make a historiographic analysis of works devoted to the architecture of Thessaloniki of the late 13th–14th centuries. The main stages of this process are described, and the main problems, methods and results of the stages are analyzed. The key points of scientific discussion are given, and as a result the prospects for further research are identified.
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The article presents the experience of analyzing of Palaeologan architecture as a flexible system. An attempt is made to trace the specifics of the development of the Palaeologan style over time in the aspect of the issue of regional developments in the Late Byzantine Architecture on the example of Aegean Macedonia. At the late 13th–14th centuries several regional centers became active here — Thessaloniki, Mount Athos, Veria and Kastoria, each of them formed its own idiosyncratic architectural variant in line with general stylistic trends of the period. Based on the analysis of style-forming components — i.e. morphological properties, proportions, spatial solutions, articulation and decoration of facades, general and particular compositional features of monuments — as well as relying on the historiographic characteristics of the Palaeologan style, the characteristics of its regional architectural interpretations are given, and particular trends of their development are identified.
The article presents the experience of studying the mechanisms of development of the ar- chitecture of Epirus in the 13th – early 14th centuries. After the capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204, the development of architecture in the Byzantine Balkans was concentrated in the Despotate of Epirus, headed by the Komnenos Doukas. By the mid- dle of the 13th century, a regional school had developed here, which has a number of sus- tainable features in typology, morphology, building technics and facade decoration. But some features like methods of articulation of architectural forms and facades, vocabular of ornaments of façade brick-decoration allow us to trace the main trends in the devel- opment of the Epirote school both over time — from its very inception at the beginning of the 13th century to the first decades of the 14th century when it formed the basis for the formation of palaiologan architecture, as well as in the geographical boundaries of its distribution, from variants of the Arta and its circle to their reception and transformation on the periphery. Identifying the three main stages in the evolution of the Epirote school, the author gives a detailed description of each of them. An attempt is made to trace both general stylistic trends and particular tendencies at each stage. Separate groups of monu- ments allow us to make some assumptions about the work of the same construction build- ing groups. The observations presented in the article seem to be valuable in the light of the topical issue of the study of Late Byzantine architecture, which is concerned around the problem of regionalism and aimed at identifying more particular groups of monuments and the trends realized in them.
The article presents the experience of analyzing of Palaeologan architecture as a flexible system. An attempt is made to trace the specifics of the development of the Palaeologan style over time in the aspect of the issue of regional developments in the Late Byzantine Architecture on the example of Aegean Macedonia. At the late 13th–14th centuries several regional centers became active here — Thessaloniki, Mount Athos, Veria and Kastoria, each of them formed its own idiosyncratic architectural variant in line with general stylistic trends of the period. Based on the analysis of style-forming components — i.e. morphological properties, proportions, spatial solutions, articulation and decoration of facades, general and particular compositional features of monuments — as well as relying on the historiographic characteristics of the Palaeologan style, the characteristics of its regional architectural interpretations are given, and particular trends of their development are identified.
The article presents the experience of studying the mechanisms of development of the ar- chitecture of Epirus in the 13th – early 14th centuries. After the capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204, the development of architecture in the Byzantine Balkans was concentrated in the Despotate of Epirus, headed by the Komnenos Doukas. By the mid- dle of the 13th century, a regional school had developed here, which has a number of sus- tainable features in typology, morphology, building technics and facade decoration. But some features like methods of articulation of architectural forms and facades, vocabular of ornaments of façade brick-decoration allow us to trace the main trends in the devel- opment of the Epirote school both over time — from its very inception at the beginning of the 13th century to the first decades of the 14th century when it formed the basis for the formation of palaiologan architecture, as well as in the geographical boundaries of its distribution, from variants of the Arta and its circle to their reception and transformation on the periphery. Identifying the three main stages in the evolution of the Epirote school, the author gives a detailed description of each of them. An attempt is made to trace both general stylistic trends and particular tendencies at each stage. Separate groups of monu- ments allow us to make some assumptions about the work of the same construction build- ing groups. The observations presented in the article seem to be valuable in the light of the topical issue of the study of Late Byzantine architecture, which is concerned around the problem of regionalism and aimed at identifying more particular groups of monuments and the trends realized in them.