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    Towards an empathetic approach to material and literary spolia
    (Brepols Publishers, 2021) Nilsson, Ingela; Department of Archeology and History of Art; Jevtic, Ivana; Faculty Member; Department of Archeology and History of Art; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 103957
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    Reuse and remodeling in the Late Byzantine world. the church of Bogorodica Ljeviska in Prizren
    (Masarykova Univ, 2021) N/A; Department of Archeology and History of Art; Jevtic, Ivana; Faculty Member; Department of Archeology and History of Art; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 103957
    This article responds to the recent popularity of spolia studies and the need for a more critical engagement with forms and ranges of reuse that we can interpret as spoliation. It highlights the key role that two artistic practices, reuse and remodeling, played in the renovation of Prizren's cathedral - Church of Bogorodica Ljeviska (Mother of God of Ljeviska) - under the patronage of the Serbian king Milutin (r. 1282-1321). This article interprets the rebuilding, i.e. reuse, of the three-aisled Middle Byzantine basilica as spoliation the goal of which was not to display fragments of the old building as trophies but rather to preserve its remains like relics. In turn, the remodeling of the original basilica into a five-domed church (1306-1309), supported by the inscriptions and a new painting program (ca 1310-1313), represent an artistic rewriting of the building's history. In light of Serbo-Byzantine rapprochement under King Milutin, this rewriting translates cultural meanings and political messages that complete the transformation of Prizren from a Byzantine episcopal seat and town into a significant center of the Serbian medieval state and church. Concepts of spolia and translation thus support a more holistic interpretation of the building and underline the potential renovations hold for the study of Late Byzantine monuments.
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    Painted church facades in byzantine and "Post-Byzantine" art and their aesthetics
    (Saint Petersburg State University, 2019) Department of Archeology and History of Art; Jevtic, Ivana; Faculty Member; Department of Archeology and History of Art; College of Social Sciences and Humanities; 103957
    Although painted church facades represent long tradition, attested in different regions of the Byzantine world, they have not been recognized as a widespread phenomenon. Scholars, like SlobodanĆurčić, stressed the necessity to re-examine Byzantine architectural aesthetics in the light of such evidence. Nevertheless, exterior paintings are not yet treated as an integral part of the decorative fabric of buildings. The main problem lies certainly in the scarcity and fragility of the archaeological data that needs to be recorded and collected more systematically. The aim of this article is to draw attention to this issue, most particularly for the Late and Post-Byzantine periods. It discusses several relevant examples of painted facades, the choice of depicted motives (both ornamental and figurative) and their display on particular parts of the building with intention to question the sources and meanings of that artistic practice. Spurred by the growing interest in non-textual aspects of painted inscriptions, this article reconsiders the place of painted decorations in the adornment of exterior walls and the impact such aesthetic had on the appearance of Byzantine churches and their beholders.