From the Painted Programme of Saint John (Ayvali Kilise), Cssappadocia

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Gabelić, S. (2009). From the Painted Programme of Saint John (Ayvali Kilise), Cssappadocia, (33), 33-41. doi:10.2298/ZOG0933033G
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Title

From the Painted Programme of Saint John (Ayvali Kilise), Cssappadocia

Subtitle
Author

Smiljka, Gabelić

Journal

Zograf

Volume
Issue

33

Start page

33

End page

41

ISSN

0350-1361

ISBN
DOI

10.2298/ZOG0933033G

URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-13610933033G

Date

2009-2020/03/11/09:51:41

Abstract

In the Church of St. John in Cappadocia, also known as Ayvali Kilise or Gulu dere 4, on the frescoes which were painted between 913 and 920, particular devotion was shown for the cult of the archangels. The two archangels Michael and Gabriel, were painted in very large dimensions, with inscriptions describing them as 'great', besides giving their names. In addition to that a unique group of two figures was presented. It depicted the monk Archippos turned toward a colossal figure of the archangel Michael, painted strictly frontally. The iconographical relationship of these two figures, unrecorded in scholarly literature, indicates that this was definitely Archippos, the custodian of the important shrine of the Archangel Michael at Chonai, which still existed in those times. This would not only be a very early, but the only preserved presentation of Archippos, other than his appearance in the well-known composition of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonai.

Keywords

Cappadocia, 10th century, archangels Michael and Gabriel, Archippos, Ayvali Kilise, Byzantine frescoes, Chonai