Written historical sources and art-historical interpretation

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Stevović, I. (2011). Written historical sources and art-historical interpretation: The case of the church of the Virgin at Toplica, (35), 73-92. doi:10.2298/ZOG1135073S
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Title

Written historical sources and art-historical interpretation

Subtitle

The case of the church of the Virgin at Toplica

Author

Ivan, Stevović

Journal

Zograf

Volume
Issue

35

Start page

73

End page

92

ISSN

0350-1361

ISBN
DOI

10.2298/ZOG1135073S

URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-13611135073S

Date

2011-2020/03/11/12:26:22

Abstract

Based on the new analysis of the passage of the text of the Vita of St. Symeon Nemanja dedicated to Virgin’s church at Toplica, written by his son Stefan «the First-Crowened», and a critical recapitulation of archeological findings as well as of attitudes presented in historiography, this article offers new insight into ideological and religious reasons for the rebuilding of this, originally Early Byzantine, church. The event is explained as a part of programmatic intentions related to the restoration of the Archbishopric of Ohrid as succesor of ancient Iustiniana Prima, during the time of archbishop John (Adrian) Komnenos (1140-1163).

Keywords

architecture, Stefan Nemanja, Archbishopric of Ohrid, brick, church of the Virgin, Iustiniana Prima, Toplica