A study of the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries Byzantine architecture and painting : the Church of Krena in Chios
The subject of this dissertation is the study of the byzantine church of Krena in the island of Chios. The importance of the church lies not just in that it has survived virtually unspoilt in architectural terms, nor in that it preserves almost intact its original mural decoration, but in the fact that it belongs to the small group of precisely dated monuments of the late Komnenian period. A painted inscription in the narthex gives the date 1197, while the names of two Byzantine families of the period are encountered in the mural decoration of the church, namely the surnames Kodratos and Pagomenos. Hence, the study of the Byzantine church of Krena contributes to our understanding of the trends in Byzantine architecture and painting in the East Aegean region and the western Asia Minor during the end of the twelfth century, shortly before the Sack of Constantinople by the Latins. Moreover, the monument appears to constitute a key monument for the study of Byzantine art during the late twelfth century, expressing the new pictorial and aesthetic tendencies of the new era. The thesis is divided into the following main chapters: 1. HISTORICHAL FRAMEWORK First there is a brief history of Chios during the 11 th and
Pennas, Charalampos
A study of the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries Byzantine architecture and painting : the Church of Krena in Chios. The subject of this dissertation is the study of the byzantine church of Krena in the island of Chios. The importance of the church lies not just in that it has survived virtually unspoilt in architectural terms, nor in that it preserves almost intact its original mural decoration, but in the fact that it belongs to the small group of precisely dated monuments of the late Komnenian period. A painted inscription in the narthex gives the date 1197, while the names of two Byzantine families of the period are encountered in the mural decoration of the church, namely the surnames Kodratos and Pagomenos. Hence, the study of the Byzantine church of Krena contributes to our understanding of the trends in Byzantine architecture and painting in the East Aegean region and the western Asia Minor during the end of the twelfth century, shortly before the Sack of Constantinople by the Latins. Moreover, the monument appears to constitute a key monument for the study of Byzantine art during the late twelfth century, expressing the new pictorial and aesthetic tendencies of the new era. The thesis is divided into the following main chapters: 1. HISTORICHAL FRAMEWORK First there is a brief history of Chios during the 11 th and
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