Ikonografski i stilski aspekti iluminacija "Pariškog psaltira" (Bibliotheque Nationale, MS. gr. 139)

master's thesis

• Title (english): Iconographic and Stylistic Aspects of the Paris Psalter (Bibliothèque Nationale, MS. gr. 139)
• Author: Stjepan Čakarić
• Mentor: Nikolina Maraković (mentor)
• Committee member: Ana Munk (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nikolina Maraković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of History of Art); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-26, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; History of Art; History and Theory of the Fine Arts, Architecture, Urbanism and Visual Communications

Abstract

Psaltiri predstavljaju raskošno oslikane i umjetnički oblikovane rukopise Psalama, biblijske knjige tradicionalno pripisane kralju Davidu. Njihova popularnost posebno se odrazila u bizantskoj umjetnosti, iz koje su proizašli neki od najvrjednijih i najimpresivnijih do danas sačuvanih psaltira. Pariški psaltir, nastao u prvoj polovici 10. stoljeća, svakako pripada toj skupini – reprezentativni primjer umjetničke produkcije srednje bizantskog perioda, nazvanim „makedonska renesansa“ zbog ponovnog oživljavanja antičkih uzora i modela. Njegovih četrnaest u potpunosti sačuvanih iluminacija najbolje odražava umjetnički doseg bizantskog slikarstva, sintezu višestoljetne konstantinopolske tradicije i antičkih korijena, koji nikad nisu posve zamrli na Istoku. Psaltir po svom karakteru pripada skupini „aristokratskih“ psaltira, terminu koji označava one koji sadrže zasebne stranice - iluminacije. Ikonografski se mogu razvrstati u tri kategorije: Davidov ciklus, Mojsijev ciklus te skupinu tematski zasebnih starozavjetni likova (Hana, Jona, Izaija, Ezekija). Ovaj rad donosi analizu i interpretaciju određenih ikonografskih elemenata: tipologija likova, pojava i funkcija personifikacija, ambijent i pozadina te helenističko nasljeđe u vidu izabranih predložaka. Ikonografskom analizom cilj je potvrditi antički, tj. klasični „revival“ što rukopis čini iznimno umjetnički vrijednim te zauzima posebno mjesto u okviru srednjobizantskog perioda. Zbog svoje klasicizirajuće izrade ostavio je golem utjecaj na izradu iluminiranih rukopisa te dao novu viziju proučavanja uloge antike u bizantskoj umjetnosti.

Abstract (english)

The Psalters are lavishly painted and artistically designed manuscripts of the Psalms, the biblical books traditionally attributed to King David. Their popularity was particularly reflected in Byzantine art, which produced some of the most valuable and impressive psalters preserved to this day. The Paris Psalter, created in the first half of the 10th century, certainly belongs to that group - a representative example of the artistic production of the Middle Byzantine period, called the "Macedonian Renaissance" due to the revival of ancient models. Its fourteen completely preserved illuminations best reflect the artistic reach of Byzantine painting, the synthesis of centuries-old Constantinople tradition and ancient roots, which never completely died out in the East. By its character, the psalter belongs to the group of "aristocratic" psalters, a term connected with those that contain full.-page illuminations. Iconographically, they can be classified into three categories: David's cycle, Moses' cycle and a group of thematically separate Old Testament characters (Hana, Jonah, Isaiah, Hezekiah). This work provides an analysis and interpretation of certain iconographic elements: typology of characters, appearance and function of personifications, environment and background, and Hellenistic heritage in the form of selected templates. The aim of the iconographic analysis is to confirm the ancient classical "revival" which makes the manuscript extremely artistically valuable and occupies a special place within the framework of the Middle Byzantine period. Because of its classicizing layer, it left a huge impact on the production of illuminated manuscripts and gave a new vision to the study of the role of antiquity in Byzantine art.

• Keywords: bizantska umjetnost; iluminacije; rukopis; makedonska renesansa; Pariški psaltir; antika
• Keywords (english): Byzantine art; illuminations; manuscript; Macedonian Renaissance; Paris Psalter; antiquity
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:732885
• Study programme: Title: Art History; specializations in: Research, Teaching; Course: Research; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra povijesti umjetnosti (magistar/magistra povijesti umjetnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-10-06 20:27:05