The image of the griffin in Galician medieval art Cover Image

Образ грифона в галицькому середньовічному мистецтві
The image of the griffin in Galician medieval art

Author(s): Olena Vitaliyivna Bilyk
Subject(s): Cultural history, Visual Arts, Middle Ages, Semantics
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: Galich; griffin; Byzantium; creature; ceramics; lion; image; eagle; tile; symbol; east;

Summary/Abstract: The study aims to evaluate the problem of the origin o f the artistic image of the griffin in the art of ancient Galich, the discovery of its semantic and iconographic essence. The methodology of the research applies art-study, analytical, and comparative research methods, which allowed, based on the analysis of samples of ancient decorative art - tiles and other elements of decoration, to find out the origin and semantics of the iconographic and heraldic content of the image of the griffin on the products of ancient masters, found and the territory o f the former Galitsky Principality. The scientific novelty o f the study is to find out the iconographic, heraldic and sacred content of the artistic image of the griffin in the art of ancient Galich.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 67-76
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Ukrainian