The Fiery River, the Aerial Tollbooths and the Apocalyptic Motifs in the Last Judgement from the Church of St George in Banjani
The Fiery River, the Aerial Tollbooths and the Apocalyptic Motifs in the Last Judgement from the Church of St George in Banjani

Summary/Abstract: The Last Judgement in the narthex of the Church of St George in Banjani, near Skopje, was painted in 1846 by the famous painter Dičo Zograf. He created an impressive and complex composition enriched with numerous scenes, episodes and inscriptions. In it he incorporated many new themes with a moralizing-didactic character, motifs with Russian and Bulgarian provenance, and apocalyptic components. On this occasion, most strikingly, we distinguish the representations of the Fiery River, the Aerial Tollbooths and three scenes related to the prophet Elijah, the righteous Enoch and the Antichrist, which make the Last Judgment in Banjani exceptional.

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