Abstract
The paper is dealing with two unpublished icons from the Byzantine museum of Kastoria: Royal door with the Annunciation (nr. 434; ca. 1400) and St. Nicholas with scenes of his Life (nr. 39; the end of 14th century).
Highlights
The paper is dealing with two unpublished icons from the Byzantine musem of Kastoria: Royal door with the Annunciation and St
The growth of new solutions in the artistic milieu of Kastoria is expressed through epic monumentality on the one hand and the lyric poetic realism on the other hand, both of which are based on mature forms of the Palaiologan renaissance.[3]
The carnations are materialised by mild passages from light to dark green and ochre, while they introduce red on the cheeks in order to recall habits of the second decade of the 14th century
Summary
The paper is dealing with two unpublished icons from the Byzantine musem of Kastoria: Royal door with the Annunciation (nr. 434; ca. 1400) and St. In the left panel of the bema door, the Archangel Gabriel is depicted standing and turning to Virgin Mary.
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