Relief panels on a three-light window from Lesnovo. Proposing an interpretation of the semiotics of carved motifs

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Gabelić, S. (2017). Relief panels on a three-light window from Lesnovo. Proposing an interpretation of the semiotics of carved motifs, (41), 157-168. doi:10.2298/ZOG1741157G
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Title

Relief panels on a three-light window from Lesnovo. Proposing an interpretation of the semiotics of carved motifs

Subtitle
Author

Smiljka, Gabelić

Journal

Zograf

Volume
Issue

41

Start page

157

End page

168

ISSN

0350-1361

ISBN
DOI

10.2298/ZOG1741157G

URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-13611741157G

Date

2017-2020/03/12/13:36:22

Abstract

The paper explores the semiotic meaning of relief panels from a three-light window on the northern facade of the naos of the Church of Archangel Michael and St. Gavrilo of Lesnovo at the Lesnovo Monastery (1340/1341). Iconographically derived from tombstones and objects of everyday use, their geometrical and zoomorphic decoration seems to suggest that the ktetor and his family believed in the protective power of the symbols and signs carved on them.

Keywords

14th century, Byzantine architectural sculpture, family of ktetor Jovan Oliver, Lesnovo Monastery, popular/folk piety, prophylactic signs