L’ANNUNCIAZIONE CON SIMBOLI PROFETICI PORTE REGALI DELL’ICONOSTASI DELLA CATTEDRALE DELLA “SANTISSIMA TRINITÀ” DI BLAJ, ROMANIA
THE ANNUNCIATION WITH THE PROPHETIC SYMBOLS. THE ROYAL DOORS OF THE ICONOSTASIS OF THE 'HOLY TRINITY' GREEK-CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL, BLAJ, ROMANIA

Summary/Abstract: The Annunciation with the Prophetic Symbols. The Royal Doors of the Iconostasis of the 'Holy Trinity' Greek-Catholic Cathedral, Blaj, Romania. The restoration in 2011 of the paintings of the Iconostasis of the Greek-Catholic Cathedral in Blaj, see of the Greek-Catholic Major Archbishopric in Romania, allowed the deepening of the iconographic studies of this iconostasis. In the line of the former iconographical studies, especially those of prof. Cornel Tatai Baltă, the present research aims at bringing new light for a better understanding of the meaning of the decorative program of the Royal Doors of this iconostasis, which presents unique iconographic and structural formulas.Indeed, the decoration of these Royal Doors, centered on the mystery of the Annunciation, surrounded by ten sun-flower shaped medallions containing Old Testament prophetic symbols, is the first example of this kind within the Romanian Byzantine area.After a brief description of the iconographic program of the iconostasis as a whole, and of the Royal Doors in particular, the reader is offered a careful researching of the iconographical and liturgical resources, which leads to an original interpretation of the meaning of the iconographical formula used for the Royal Doors of the Romanian iconostasis from Blaj.

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