Iconographic Variation in a Tenth-century Evangelion
Authors: SCHWARTZ Ellen C. 
Published: October 2015

<p><span lang="el-GR">Ο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">κώδικας</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span>Sin<span lang="el-GR">.</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span>gr<span lang="el-GR">.</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">204</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">είναι</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">γνωστό</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">βυζαντινό</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">χειρόγραφο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">που</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">χρονολογείται</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">γύρω</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">στο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">1000</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">μ.</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Χ.</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Μεταξύ</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">των</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">μικρογραφιών</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">του,</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">δύο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ξεχωρίζουν</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ως</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">μη</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">συνηθισμένες:</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">το</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">πορτραίτο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">της</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Θεοτόκου</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">που</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">κρατεί</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ειλητό</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">και</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">αταύτιστος</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ερημίτης</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Πέτρος.</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Η</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Θεοτόκος</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">φαίνεται</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">να</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">αντιγράφει</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">παράσταση</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Οδηγήτριας,</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">με</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">τον</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">μικρό</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Χριστό</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">να</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">έχει</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">αντικατασταθεί</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">από</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ειλητό</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">στο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">αδέξια</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">αποδοσμένο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">αριστερό</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">χέρι</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">της.</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Ο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">καλλιτέχνης</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ίσως</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">θεώρησε</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">αναγκαία</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">αυτή</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">την</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">επινόηση,</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">λόγω</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">της</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ύπαρξης</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">πορτραίτου</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">του</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Χριστού</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">στο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">προηγούμενο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">φύλλο.</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Το</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">πορτραίτο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">του</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">μοναχού</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Πέτρου</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">διαφοροποιείται</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">από</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">τα</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">άλλα</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">εξαιτίας</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">της</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">επίπεδης,</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">σχεδόν</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">μονόχρωμης</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">απόδοσής</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">του.</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Αυτός</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">τρόπος</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">απόδοσης</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">είναι</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ίσως</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">εμπνευσμένος</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">από</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">πορτραίτα</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">θανόντων</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">αγίων</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">σε</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">μηνολόγια,</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ώστε</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">να</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">τονισθεί</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ότι</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">πρόκειται</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">για</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">τοπικό,</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">νεώτερο</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ασκητή,</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">σε</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">αντίθεση</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">προς</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">τους</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">ευαγγελιστές,</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">τον</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Χριστό</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">και</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">τη</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span><span lang="el-GR">Θεοτόκο.</span><span lang="el-GR"> </span></p>