DRAGON FROM THE USPENSKY CHURCH IN HALYCH FROM THE POLISH RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE

Aneta GOLĘBIOWSKA-TOBIASZ; Dariusz DĄBROWSKI

doi:10.15330/hal_swc.4.27-63

DRAGON FROM THE USPENSKY CHURCH IN HALYCH FROM THE POLISH RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE

Authors

Aneta GOLĘBIOWSKA-TOBIASZ University of West Bohemia (Pilsen, Czech Republic) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7563-7952
Dariusz DĄBROWSKI Casimir the Great University in Bydgoszcz (Bydgoszcz, Poland) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7545-9663

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15330/hal_swc.4.27-63

Keywords:

dragon, Romanesque art, stone decorative details, zoomorphic motif, Halych, Rurikids.

Abstract

An interesting monument of medieval masonry is a bas-relief showing a fire-breathing dragon, which is curerntly located in the Uspensky church in Krylos. The style of the creature’s presentation is convergent, among others, with several Romanesque monuments in sculptural art from Poland. The motif of this mythical creature has been used in artistic composition since the dawn of time. The symbolism of the dragon contained both positive and pejorative potential, depending on the time and cultural circle in which it appeared. The authors, based on a comparative analysis of the style of the object, historical sources, epigraphic monuments and preserved forms and decorations of architectural details from the non-existent Cathedral of the Mother of God in Halych, propose to date the image of the dragon to the third quarter of the 12th century. This is also an example of one of the few monuments that show the Western European, Romanesque sculptural tradition in Eastern Europe.

Downloads

PDF (Українська)

Published

2019-11-19

How to Cite

GOLĘBIOWSKA-TOBIASZ, Aneta, and Dariusz DĄBROWSKI. 2019. “DRAGON FROM THE USPENSKY CHURCH IN HALYCH FROM THE POLISH RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE”. Halych. Scientific Work Collection 4 (November):27-63. https://doi.org/10.15330/hal_swc.4.27-63.

Download Citation

Issue

Vol. 4 (2019): Halych: Scientific Work Collection

Section

Articles

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Full-text files published in the scientific work collection"Halych" (https://journals.pnu.edu.ua/index.php/hal_swc/issue/archive) are licensed in accordance with CC BY 4.0

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a CC BY Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship.
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

This Journal hosted on the OJS platform supports the deposit policy of published materials using the SWORD platform. Address of the access point: https://journals.pnu.edu.ua/index.php/hal_swc/issue/archive

Deposeted system - Optional; Flexible: The author can choose whether or not to deposit. The specified URL indicates a service document, and the author may choose which specific deposit point to use from that document. Deposit occurs after notifying the author of acceptance.