The Cross Symbols in the Sepulchral Painting of Serdica (4th–6th Centuries)

Authors

  • Stanislava Stoycheva Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60053/GSU.IF.1.90.5%20-%2065

Keywords:

Cross signs, Painting, Serdica, Christianity

Abstract

The study treats the prohlem of the disseminatioп апd the developmeпt of the cross sign in the sepulchral paiпting from Serdica ahout IV-VI Ad. Тhе author searchs and commeпts оп the relations between the technique of the workmanschip, the coloring, the location, аnd the sizes of pictures аnd their kind. It is shown that the symbolism of the cross sign depends оn the mentioned criteria. The pictures from Serdica are strongly related by the christian literature аnd the monuments of arts and crafts dated to that time.

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Published

20.11.2000

How to Cite

Stoycheva, S. (2000). The Cross Symbols in the Sepulchral Painting of Serdica (4th–6th Centuries). Annual of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Faculty of History, 90(1), 5-65. https://doi.org/10.60053/GSU.IF.1.90.5 - 65

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