The transfiguration at Shivta. Retracing early Byzantine iconography
The Transfiguration constitutes one of the most important events in the New Testament. Yet, only few pre-iconoclastic examples of the Transfiguration scene have survived: S. Apollinaire in Classe, Ravenna, St. Catherine Monastery, Sinai and Poreć in Istria, each has its unique iconography....
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Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Zograf |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-1361/2017/0350-13611741001M.pdf |
| Summary: | The Transfiguration constitutes one of the most important events in the New
Testament. Yet, only few pre-iconoclastic examples of the Transfiguration
scene have survived: S. Apollinaire in Classe, Ravenna, St. Catherine
Monastery, Sinai and Poreć in Istria, each has its unique iconography.
Therefore, scholars have concluded that the Transfiguration scene became
widespread only after the iconoclastic controversy. We aim to show, that
Transfiguration scene in Shivta, an early Byzantine settlement in the Negev
desert, allows a glimpse into the early Christian iconography of the
well-known scene, providing a missing link to its development in the
post-iconoclastic period. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-1361 2406-0755 |