The article deals with the newly revealed medieval church on the territory of Turkey, in the hist... more The article deals with the newly revealed medieval church on the territory of Turkey, in the historic province of Imiertao. Its alleged reconstruction and stylistic analysis has been done, based on which it is perceived as 10 th century triconch (triple apsis) type church.
The article deals with the newly revealed medieval church on the territory of Turkey, in the hist... more The article deals with the newly revealed medieval church on the territory of Turkey, in the historic province of Imiertao. Its alleged reconstruction and stylistic analysis has been done, based on which it is perceived as 10 th century triconch (triple apsis) type church.
The present paper is an attempt to analyze some samples of Georgian medieval architecture, a smal... more The present paper is an attempt to analyze some samples of Georgian medieval architecture, a small group of monuments which we believe to be outstanding for their facade decoration. i.e., churches built in the 10 th-11 th centuries, the facades of which are decorated with figurative relief compositions of the Savior's Glorification, the Second Coming of Christ and Theophany. First of all, we must determine the significance of this group of monuments and the peculiarities to be concerned below. The 10 th-11 th centuries have been regarded as the era of the development of picturesque, baroque-like style. Not surprisingly, with regard to facade decoration, one of the principle artistic tendencies of this epoch evinced in the diminished role of figurative representation and the increased role of ornamental decoration: in that period, within the scope of development of the same picturesque style, more and more murals appear in church interiors. Since the 11 th century entire walls were painted and the ideological burden shifts inside the churches. The facades are freed from thematic compositions and become extensively decorative. From this point of view, the monuments we're willing to pay our attention to make somewhat of an exception from the overall trend: the significant figurative images on their facades are rare for the above-mentioned epoch. Moreover, the iconographic scenes (Theophany) are rarely met of the facades of Georgian churches built in different periods, but this is not true for the examples of the world's Christian art. As opposed to this, in other spheres of Georgian fine arts, e.g., in monumental painting, different versions of Theophany and the Savior's Glorification represent one of the most widespread programs among apsis compositions. It is commonly known that in Medieval Europe (especially in Romanesque examples) the scenes of Theophany, the Second Coming and Last Judgment are the most widespread ones in church exterior decor.
The article deals with the newly revealed medieval church on the territory of Turkey, in the hist... more The article deals with the newly revealed medieval church on the territory of Turkey, in the historic province of Imiertao. Its alleged reconstruction and stylistic analysis has been done, based on which it is perceived as 10 th century triconch (triple apsis) type church.
The article deals with the newly revealed medieval church on the territory of Turkey, in the hist... more The article deals with the newly revealed medieval church on the territory of Turkey, in the historic province of Imiertao. Its alleged reconstruction and stylistic analysis has been done, based on which it is perceived as 10 th century triconch (triple apsis) type church.
The present paper is an attempt to analyze some samples of Georgian medieval architecture, a smal... more The present paper is an attempt to analyze some samples of Georgian medieval architecture, a small group of monuments which we believe to be outstanding for their facade decoration. i.e., churches built in the 10 th-11 th centuries, the facades of which are decorated with figurative relief compositions of the Savior's Glorification, the Second Coming of Christ and Theophany. First of all, we must determine the significance of this group of monuments and the peculiarities to be concerned below. The 10 th-11 th centuries have been regarded as the era of the development of picturesque, baroque-like style. Not surprisingly, with regard to facade decoration, one of the principle artistic tendencies of this epoch evinced in the diminished role of figurative representation and the increased role of ornamental decoration: in that period, within the scope of development of the same picturesque style, more and more murals appear in church interiors. Since the 11 th century entire walls were painted and the ideological burden shifts inside the churches. The facades are freed from thematic compositions and become extensively decorative. From this point of view, the monuments we're willing to pay our attention to make somewhat of an exception from the overall trend: the significant figurative images on their facades are rare for the above-mentioned epoch. Moreover, the iconographic scenes (Theophany) are rarely met of the facades of Georgian churches built in different periods, but this is not true for the examples of the world's Christian art. As opposed to this, in other spheres of Georgian fine arts, e.g., in monumental painting, different versions of Theophany and the Savior's Glorification represent one of the most widespread programs among apsis compositions. It is commonly known that in Medieval Europe (especially in Romanesque examples) the scenes of Theophany, the Second Coming and Last Judgment are the most widespread ones in church exterior decor.
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