Saint Luke of Steiris in the exonarthex of the church of the Treskavac monastery and his cult and representation in the middle ages

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Starodubcev, T. (2019). Saint Luke of Steiris in the exonarthex of the church of the Treskavac monastery and his cult and representation in the middle ages, (56), 171-195. Retrieved from http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0584-98881956171S
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Title

Saint Luke of Steiris in the exonarthex of the church of the Treskavac monastery and his cult and representation in the middle ages

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Author

Tatjana, Starodubcev

Journal

Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta

Volume
Issue

56

Start page

171

End page

195

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http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0584-98881956171S

Date

2019-2020/03/14/01:00:32

Abstract

The study investigates the portrayal of St. Luke of Steiris in the exonarthex of the church of the Treskavac Monastery (between 1334 and 1343), identified as St. Loukas the Stylite in earlier literature. Based on the extant representations, it is noticed that St. Luke of Steiris had a clearly defined appearance of face and clothing, but also that he was not often portrayed. A review of the development and expansion of his cult is provided by comparing artistic evidence and written sources. Finally, the paper asks from which of the major Byzantine centers of culture and art the practice of representing St. Luke of Steiris, with all the features common in his iconography, came to be accepted in the Serbian milieu, which seems to have occurred in the time of King Milutin (1282-1321). [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 177036]

Keywords

Serbia, Byzantium, iconography, cult, representation, Phokis, St. Luke of Steiris, Treskavac