Едно изгубено изображение на тропара „Горе на трона и долу в гроба“ от църквата „Св. Георги“ в Арбанаси
A Lost Image of the Troparion “Up on the Throne and Down in the Grave” from the St. George Church in Arbanassi

Summary/Abstract: The image from the prothesis niche of the St. George Church in Arbanassi, which has reached us thanks to archival photographs, is an illustration of a troparion from the first song of the canon of Holy Saturday “Up on the Throne and Down in the Grave”. The composition of the church in Arbanassi follows a non-traditional iconographic model, which is relatively rare in wall paintings of the 16th?17th centuries. As a selection of its elements, the image is closest to the visualization of the troparion in the Piva Monastery (1603-1605) in Montenegro. On the other hand, an iconographic detail ? the posture of the Virgin embracing Christ in the composition Christ in the grave, brings together the example of the Arbanassi church with monuments from the region of Epirus during the 17th century. The frescoes in this part of the altar of the St. George Church are not dated by a donor inscription or other information. I hope that this article, as well as further research, will contribute to a more accurate placing of the frescoes in the Balkan art from the Post-Byzantine period.

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