Some artistic aspects of Late Medieval Georgian Mitres

Authors

  • Eka Berelishvili Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32859/kadmos/4/7-36

Keywords:

Medieval Ages, Georgian Mitres

Abstract

A mitre is one of the main components of a bishop’s apparel, and isthought to have originated from the Byzantine emperor’s crown. Accordingto Christian tradition, the mitre symbolizes Christ’s crown of thorns. This article aims to illustrate specific features of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century mitre decorations and to analyze their symbolic meaning.

 

 

 

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How to Cite

Berelishvili, E. (2013). Some artistic aspects of Late Medieval Georgian Mitres. KADMOS, 1(4), 7–36. https://doi.org/10.32859/kadmos/4/7-36

Issue

No. 4 (2012): Kadmos

Section

Articles

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