Russkaja rukopis' "Postničeskih slov Vasilija Velikogo" rubeža XIV-XV vekov, RNB, F.p.I.40, i ej miniatjura

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Smirnova, E. (2012). Russkaja rukopis' "Postničeskih slov Vasilija Velikogo" rubeža XIV-XV vekov, RNB, F.p.I.40, i ej miniatjura, (36), 171-178. doi:10.2298/ZOG1236171S
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Title

Russkaja rukopis' "Postničeskih slov Vasilija Velikogo" rubeža XIV-XV vekov, RNB, F.p.I.40, i ej miniatjura

Subtitle
Author

Engelina, Smirnova

Journal

Zograf

Volume
Issue

36

Start page

171

End page

178

ISSN

0350-1361

ISBN
DOI

10.2298/ZOG1236171S

URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-13611236171S

Date

2012-2020/03/11/20:00:22

Abstract

The author deals with the miniature from a manuscript containing St. Basil the Great’s “Asketikon”, written at the end of the fourteenth century (St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, F.n.I.40). The miniature depicts St. Basil in monk’s attire, writing his text. The compact composition, sharp and tense contours, the dark colouring and the saint’s concentration, create a striking image of monastic virtue and dignity. The manuscript, which originates from one of the monasteries in northeastern Russia, confirms the importance of monastic figures in art in the countries of the Byzantine cultural circle, from the end of the fourteenth century.

Keywords

monasteries, iconography, Byzantine art, depictions of monks, medieval manuscripts, miniature, Russian painting