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Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

ΟΙ ΝΑΟΙ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΥ ΣΤΗ ΒΙΤΣΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΗΝΑ ΣΤΟ ΜΟΝΟΔΕΝΔΡΙ. ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΕΡΓΟ ΤΩΝ ΖΩΓΡΑΦΩΝ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΛΙΝΟΤΟΠΙ

Abstract

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THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE KNOWN SIGNED WORKS OF PAINTERS FROM LINOTOPI, THE VLACH VILLAGE OF MOUNT GRAMMOS. THERE ARE FIFTEEN PAINTED CHURCHES DATED FROM 1570TO 1656, SPREADED ALL OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF GREECE, UP TO PRILEP. THE PAINTERS FROM LINOTOPI CONSIST THE OLDEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OF INHABITANS OF A MOUNTAINOUS COMMUNITY HAVING A SPECIALIZATION ON A CONCRETE CULTURAL PRODUCTION. THEY PRACTICE THEIR PROFESSION MOVING FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN LITTLE FAMILY GROUPS. THE STUDY OF THEIR WORK REVEALS THAT PAINTING WAS CONSIDERED BY PAINTERS OF PEASANT ORIGIN NOT AS AN ART BUT AS A MERE PROFESSION. IT ALSO OFFERS A SUPERVISION TO THE EVOLUTION OF FRESCO PAINTING IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF GREECE. FROM THE LAST DECADES OF THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE 17TH CENTURY. FAMILY WHICH MOST LIKELY SERVED ON THE PLACE WHERE ITS MEMBERS WERE LEARNING THEIR PROFESSION. FINALLY THE ROLE OF THE DONORS ARE EXAMINED, CONCERNING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE FRESCO DECORATION OF A CHURCH.

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Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Year dc:date
1986

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  • Τούρτα, Αναστασία

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gre

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Identifier
10.12681/eadd/0275
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oai:10442/0275

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citation

Τούρτα, Αναστασία. ΟΙ ΝΑΟΙ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΥ ΣΤΗ ΒΙΤΣΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΜΗΝΑ ΣΤΟ ΜΟΝΟΔΕΝΔΡΙ. ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΕΡΓΟ ΤΩΝ ΖΩΓΡΑΦΩΝ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΛΙΝΟΤΟΠΙ. Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/0275