The early-13th-century icon of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki enthroned from the State Tretyakov Gallery, Koscow: the iconography of enthroned martyrs and its spread in Russian Medieval art
Abstract
The collection of icons of The State Tretyakov Gallery houses an early-13th-century icon of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki depicted as a warrior sitting on a throne, drawing a sword from its sheath. The man who commissioned the icon was the Great Prince of Vladimir Vsevolod the Big Nest, whose Christian name was Demetrius. The iconography of the icon illustrates the idea of likening of an earthly ruler and a military leader to his heavenly patron popular in Byzantine art. Based on the findings of recent technological research, we are going to explore the history of the icon and focus on the iconographic type of the enthroned St Demetrius and its evolution in Russian Medieval art.
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SAENKOVA, E. (2025). The early-13th-century icon of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki enthroned from the State Tretyakov Gallery, Koscow: the iconography of enthroned martyrs and its spread in Russian Medieval art. Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, 44, 289–308. https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.40843
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