SUR LES PORTRAITS DES PERSONNAGES HISTORIQUES A KURBINOVO
On the Portraits of Historical Figures at Kurbinovo

Summary/Abstract: In the study of 12th-century monuments, the Church of St. George in the village of Kurbinovo (Prespa region) moved to the very center of scholarly interest following World War II—and particularly after the 12th International Congress of Byzantine Studies in Ohrid (1961). Its frescoes were first analyzed in a monograph and accurately dated by Radivoje Ljubinković—even before the discovery of the inscription bearing the year 1191—and were subsequently studied in detail in the voluminous work of Lidija Hadermann-Misguich. The commemoration of Kurbinovo’s 800th anniversary provided fresh impetus to shed light on previously unnoticed aspects of the painted decoration and to expand existing knowledge about it. The present paper discusses figures associated with the tradition of the Ohrid Archbishopric and the *ktetor* (donor) composition, the remains of which are located on the church's western façade.

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