A WOMAN’S GRAFFITO DRAWING FROM HAGIA SOPHIA, CONSTANTINOPLE Cover Image

A WOMAN’S GRAFFITO DRAWING FROM HAGIA SOPHIA, CONSTANTINOPLE
A WOMAN’S GRAFFITO DRAWING FROM HAGIA SOPHIA, CONSTANTINOPLE

Author(s): Christina Savova, Thomas Tomov
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: graffiti; drawing; medieval clothes; medieval fashion; Hagia Sophia; deaconess; medieval headdress; gown

Summary/Abstract: This paper sheds light on the graffito-drawing from Hagia Sophia. It mainly discussed the possibility that the graffito presented a Western medieval woman donating a chalice. It is also very probable that the graffito was a work of the 15th century, produced by a anonymous skilled author, who must have been familiar with the woman’s fashion of his time.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 56
  • Page Range: 233-241
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English