Papers by Marko Kaplarevic
Ziel der Arbeit ist es, die Denkmaler fruhchristlicher Malerei aus Serbien zu untersuchen. Die Un... more Ziel der Arbeit ist es, die Denkmaler fruhchristlicher Malerei aus Serbien zu untersuchen. Die Untersuchungsgegenstande sind Reste malerischer Dekoration von Kirchen und malerische Innenausstattung jener Graber, die als christlich eingeordnet werden konnen.
International Scientific Conference: The Basilica of St. Sophia During the Transition from Paganism to Christianity, 2018
The article aims to point out certain difficulties that arise during the iconographical and icono... more The article aims to point out certain difficulties that arise during the iconographical and iconological examination of the painted decoration in several early Christian grave chambers on the territory of the modern day Serbia. The problems that are discussed are related to the uncertainties in determination of the depicted content, as well as to its interpretation. With a brief review of monuments and the pertaining problems, the text offers some of the possible solutions and makes a reference to the theological considerations on which the concept of this grave painting was based on. Burial chambers and tombs mentioned in the text, originate from necropolises of Viminacium (Kostolac), the capital city of the Roman province Moesia Prima, as well as from Naissus (Niš), which was, after Serdica (Sofia), the second largest city in the Roman province Dacia Mediterranea. Today, the interior decoration of those chamber tombs is either partially preserved, in some cases in situ or in the museums available to public view, or is totally destroyed and known only from the old, sketchy reports, drawings and pictures that date from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th сentury.
Key words: early Christianity, grave painting, iconography, Serbia
The publication is a new and larger exhibition catalogue (2017) with introductory texts made more... more The publication is a new and larger exhibition catalogue (2017) with introductory texts made more actual and 507 catalogue entries, in Serbian with an English summary. The most part of the material belongs to the Early Byzantine period (ca. 6th and/or beginning of 7th century), a smaller part to different Prehistoric periods and to the Early Medieval period (ca. 7-9th c.).Compared with the 2014. catalogue, it has nearly the doubled number of exposed objects, and objects found in the period 2014-2016 too. The exhibition was held in the Gallery of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, spring-summer 2017. The Gradina on Mt Jelica is one of the most important Early Byzantine and Early Medieval centers in modern Serbia, or in Northern Illyricum. It is excavated since 1984, with interruptions. Some of the architectural monuments are conserved on the site, a hill (846m) in Western Serbia, near the town of Čačak. The finds are kept in the National Museum in Čačak.
S. de Blaauw, 'A Classic Question: The Origins of the Church Basilica and Liturgy' in: Acta XVI C... more S. de Blaauw, 'A Classic Question: The Origins of the Church Basilica and Liturgy' in: Acta XVI Congressus Internationalis Archaeologiae Christianae. Romae (22-28.9.2013): Costantino e i costantinidi. L’innovazione costantiniana, le sue radici e i suoi sviluppi. O. Brandt / V. Fiocchi Nicolai / G. Castiglia eds. 2 vols. Città del Vaticano 2016 (Studi di antichità cristiana 66), 553-562
Conference Presentations by Marko Kaplarevic
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Papers by Marko Kaplarevic
Key words: early Christianity, grave painting, iconography, Serbia
Conference Presentations by Marko Kaplarevic
Key words: early Christianity, grave painting, iconography, Serbia