The Metropolitan Artistic School of Tărnovo and its influence on the development of arts in the Balkans Cover Image

Școala artistică metropolitană din Tîrnovo și influența ei la dezvoltarea artelor în Balcani
The Metropolitan Artistic School of Tărnovo and its influence on the development of arts in the Balkans

Author(s): Ginel Lazăr
Subject(s): History
Published by: MUZEUL NAȚIONAL DE ISTORIE A ROMÂNIEI
Keywords: mural fresco; Second Bulgarian Empire

Summary/Abstract: Like everywhere else, the originality of a civilization is given by its capacity to coagulate in certain referential administrative centers its cultural and artistic essence. This is what happened in the case of the Second Bulgarian Empire too. Moreover, the tsars' residence from Tărnovo shortly became the vital center of a young and eager for affirmation civilization. The cultural and artistic development of the metropolis on the river Iantra was also possible due to the import of excellent Byzantine artistic capabilities that invaded the peninsula after the conquest of Constantinople in 1204.

  • Issue Year: 1/2013
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 7-34
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Romanian