Vuk Branković and his fresco portrait in the church of the Mother of the God Peribleptos in Ochrid
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Vuk Branković was a Serbian historical figure who lived in the transitional, and tumultuous second half of the fourteenth century; he was a member of last ruling Serbian dynasty that ruled Serbia until it fell into hands of the Ottoman empire. His fresco portrait, although partly damaged, is preserved on the western facade of the northern chapel od the church of Virgin Peribleptos in Ochrid.
Judging by the appearance of Vuk's portrait from the Virgin Perivleptos, ha was born around the year 1345, at the time of the reign of king, and later tsar Dušan Namenjić (1331-1355). Around 1365 after the execution of the frescoes on the western facade of the northern chapel dedicated to Saint Gregory the theologian, and probably because Mrnjavčevići had seized Ochrid, Vuk left for Drenica. Around 1371 he married Mara, the eldest daughter of prince Lazar, improving his image. At the time of his greatest prosperity his territory included Kosovo and Metochia, part of Lim river valley and part of P...estern plateau. The city of Priština was his capital. At the battle of Kosovo, he led the right flank of the Serbian army. He survived the battle and recognised the supreme power of the Turkish sultan Bayezid I (1389-1403). But Vuk was not loyal vassal to the sultan and was sent to prison, where he died on October 6, 1397.
The portrait on the western facade of the Chapel of Saint Gregory the Theologian presents him as a young man, without a beard. He is shown in a frontal posture, with a halo around his head. His face is rather damaged. His red hair falls around his shoulders in curls. He is dressed in a ceremonial robe. The lower part of the figure is completely destroyed. Vuk is preented in gesture of prayer, addressing Saint Gregory who is depicted above the entrance of chapel. At Vuk's left, there is an inscription, in Serbian: "Sir Vuk, son of sebastocrator Branko".
Vuk Branković was an active historical figure of his time, thougth in the shadow of his father-in-law, prince Lazar. Lazar had the support of the Serbian church, which enabled him to become the most powerful among other Serbian lords. Vuk did not have this support. And while prince Lazar died heroically at the battle of Kosovo, Vuk survivied it: the Serbian people accused him of being a traitor, without historical evidence, and cursed him. The first histocial source that tells us that Vuk was the traitor is Il regno degli Slavi, from 1601, by Maurus Orbini. Historical sources from the period of Vuk Branković, and the later ones, until 1601, do not mention the name of traitor, but only that there was treachery.
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Vuk Branković / Ottoman empire / church of Virgin Peribleptos in OchridSource:
Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies : London, 21-26 August, 2006, 2006, 320-321Publisher:
- Aldershot [etc.] : Ashgate
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Istorija umetnosti / History of ArtTY - GEN AU - Gavrilović, Anđela PY - 2006 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5754 AB - Vuk Branković was a Serbian historical figure who lived in the transitional, and tumultuous second half of the fourteenth century; he was a member of last ruling Serbian dynasty that ruled Serbia until it fell into hands of the Ottoman empire. His fresco portrait, although partly damaged, is preserved on the western facade of the northern chapel od the church of Virgin Peribleptos in Ochrid. Judging by the appearance of Vuk's portrait from the Virgin Perivleptos, ha was born around the year 1345, at the time of the reign of king, and later tsar Dušan Namenjić (1331-1355). Around 1365 after the execution of the frescoes on the western facade of the northern chapel dedicated to Saint Gregory the theologian, and probably because Mrnjavčevići had seized Ochrid, Vuk left for Drenica. Around 1371 he married Mara, the eldest daughter of prince Lazar, improving his image. At the time of his greatest prosperity his territory included Kosovo and Metochia, part of Lim river valley and part of Pestern plateau. The city of Priština was his capital. At the battle of Kosovo, he led the right flank of the Serbian army. He survived the battle and recognised the supreme power of the Turkish sultan Bayezid I (1389-1403). But Vuk was not loyal vassal to the sultan and was sent to prison, where he died on October 6, 1397. The portrait on the western facade of the Chapel of Saint Gregory the Theologian presents him as a young man, without a beard. He is shown in a frontal posture, with a halo around his head. His face is rather damaged. His red hair falls around his shoulders in curls. He is dressed in a ceremonial robe. The lower part of the figure is completely destroyed. Vuk is preented in gesture of prayer, addressing Saint Gregory who is depicted above the entrance of chapel. At Vuk's left, there is an inscription, in Serbian: "Sir Vuk, son of sebastocrator Branko". Vuk Branković was an active historical figure of his time, thougth in the shadow of his father-in-law, prince Lazar. Lazar had the support of the Serbian church, which enabled him to become the most powerful among other Serbian lords. Vuk did not have this support. And while prince Lazar died heroically at the battle of Kosovo, Vuk survivied it: the Serbian people accused him of being a traitor, without historical evidence, and cursed him. The first histocial source that tells us that Vuk was the traitor is Il regno degli Slavi, from 1601, by Maurus Orbini. Historical sources from the period of Vuk Branković, and the later ones, until 1601, do not mention the name of traitor, but only that there was treachery. PB - Aldershot [etc.] : Ashgate T2 - Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies : London, 21-26 August, 2006 T1 - Vuk Branković and his fresco portrait in the church of the Mother of the God Peribleptos in Ochrid EP - 321 SP - 320 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5754 ER -
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Gavrilović, A.. (2006). Vuk Branković and his fresco portrait in the church of the Mother of the God Peribleptos in Ochrid. in Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies : London, 21-26 August, 2006 Aldershot [etc.] : Ashgate., 320-321. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5754
Gavrilović A. Vuk Branković and his fresco portrait in the church of the Mother of the God Peribleptos in Ochrid. in Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies : London, 21-26 August, 2006. 2006;:320-321. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5754 .
Gavrilović, Anđela, "Vuk Branković and his fresco portrait in the church of the Mother of the God Peribleptos in Ochrid" in Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies : London, 21-26 August, 2006 (2006):320-321, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_reff_5754 .